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Sijlvanus.  Stone  &§haui  Pub.  (o. 


•    CLCAVEUkNP    LITHO     CO..    QENVCR    AND    SALT     LAKE    CITY. 





T   K.STEVtNSli 
A.H.KELLY,  vicl  m 


Kelly  8  Co.  Utho  Salt  Lake  City 


^E  CITy  A 


OF 


SALiT     LiA^EI 


Her    Relations   as   a    Centre    of   Trade  ;    Manufacturing 

Establishments  and  Business  Houses.     His« 

topical,  Descriptive  and  Statistical. 


SYLtVflNUS,  STONE  &  SHAW, 


PUBLISHERS. 


Salt  Liake  City: 

KELiIJY  &  CO.,   PRINTERS. 

1890. 


Ex  Libris 


FRANK  SELLS  RICHARDS 

Piedmont,  California 


■  7 
ll  lilts' 


RREFACE. 


^r  SIMPLE  and  carefully  studied  statement  of  facts  and  figures  relative  to  the 
7i%  development  and  progress  of  trade  and  commerce  is  the  author's  apology.  What 
c*V  is  new  is  hardly  historical ;  and  this  work  is  not  a  history.  It  is  intended  to  repre- 
sent the  city  as  it  is  to-day  ;  giving  space  to  salient  features  chiefly,  and  modestly 
pointing  to  what  seem  feasible  conjectures  as  to  future  prosperity.  In  past  years  the 
city  was  perhaps  as  famous  as  it  is  at  the  present  time  ;  but  the  fame  upon  which  we 
shall  dwell  is  the  fame  of  the  city's  commercial  wealth  and  enterprise — her  resources, 
both  developed  and  undeveloped.  These  are  the  present  active  essentials  and  paramount 
in  the  eyes  of  the  business  world.  The  tales  and  romances  of  early  days  are  still  vivid  in 
the  minds  of  our  honored  pioneer  fathers.  Now  the  world  is  beginning  to  point  to  this 
city  ae  a  growing  commercial  center — before,  reference  was  made  to  it  as  an  historically 
interesting  place ;  as  the  home  of  a  secluded  people,  brave  and  faithful  to  their  con- 
scientious convictions.  The  author  is  indebted  to  the  liberal  assistance  of  a  kind  public, 
and  to  many  who  have  made  this  valley  their  lifelong  home,  for  valuable  information. 
Believing  that  an  object  has  been  accomplished  in  presenting  an  engraved  work  com- 
prehensive of  many  new  buildings  both  erected  and  in  contemplation,  and  in  careful  y 
I  compiled  statistical  matter,  the  volume  is  submitted  to  the  public. 
LLOYD  SHAW,  M.  D. 


EARLY  HISTORY. 


IS  a  little  less  than  fifty  years  ago  when  the  light  of  civilization  first 
dawned  upon  the  valley  of  Salt  Lake.  The  reader  has  heard  the 
story  so  often,  as  indeed  has  the  writer,  that  a  repetition  is  like  unto 
a  compulsory  lesson  in  history  preparatory  to  a  "  quiz ;"  however, 
it  would  be  unbecoming  the  object  of  this  work  were  we  not  to  mention  the  his- 
torical incidents  of  early  days  in  their  respective  order.  This  will  be  briefly 
done,  and  then  our  attention  will  be  more  particularly  directed  to  active  events 
of  the  present  day.  Prior  to  the  advent  of  the  brave  pioneers,  who  came  in 
search  of  a  quiet  home,  this  valley  was  a  comparative  wilderness ;  the  uncurbed 
mountain  streams  rushed  wildly  to  useless  destinations,  nursing  not  the  eager 
and  responsive  soil,  but  wasting  their  energies  in  undirected  channels,  leading 
over  lifeless  rock  and  through  mountain  canyons.  Now  all  is  changed,  and 
could  the  adventuresome  traveler,  who  visited  this  country  when  a  green  spot 
was  a  literal  oasis  in  the  desert,  turn  his  eyes  upon  the  scene  at  the  present  time, 
who  could  depict  his  expression  of  wonder  and  amazement  ?  Place  this  traveler 
upon  an  adjoining  hill-top  of  the  city  and  let  him  feast  his  eyes  upon  a  scene 
unrivalled  in  beauty;  presenting  the  picturesque  grandeur  of  snow-capped  mount- 
ains in  the  distance,  between  which  flow  the  pure,  cold  streams  that  supply  the 
city  with  abundant  water,  and  below  him,  and  miles  and  miles  in  either  direction, 
nestling  in  the  richest  center  of  which  is  Salt  Lake  City,  will  appear  a  valley 
beautiful  in  rich  colors  and  endowed  bountifully  with  the  kindest  gifts  of  nature. 
Rapidly  are  the  many  streams  being  converted  into  use,  and  rapidly  is  the  thirsty 
soil  yielding  rich  harvests  in  response.  The  valley  can  and  is  being  made  one 
of  almost  unlimited  fertility,  water  is  the  urgent  essential,  and  sufficient  there  is 
within  reach  to  supply  adequately  the  demand.  What  a  wondrous  change  has 
been  wrought  by  the  hand  of  man ;  at  one  time  the  valley  was  devoid  of  all  life 
save  here  and  there  a  stretch  of  sage-brush,  and  explorers  who  passed  this  way 
affirmed  the  soil  to  be  too  barren  to  afford  human  subsistence.  Then  came  that 
undaunted  band  of  142  Mormons,  who,  imbued  with  a  desire  to  cultivate  the  soil 


6  THE    CITY    OF    SALT    LAKE. 

and  provide  for  their  families,  they  at  once  set  to  planting  the  seed  that  they 
might  reap  the  harvest ;  and  the  advent  of  civilization  into  the  Great  American 
Desert  was  on  the  arrival  of  these  Mormon  pioneers  after  their  exodus  from 
Nauvoo,  Illinois,  the  21st  day  of  July,  1847.  It  was  on  this  day  that  Orson 
Pratt,  Erastus  Snow  and  George  A.  Smith  rode  to  a  point  now  known  as  Parley's 
Canyon,  just  before  emerging  into  the  valley  proper.  They  found  the  mountain 
streams  pure,  springs  abundant  and  luxuriant  grass  covering  the  river  bottoms. 
Three  days  afterwards,  on  the  24th  of  July,  the  main  body  of  Mormons,  headed 
by  Brigham  Young,  arrived  in  the  valley.  They  at  once  set  to  work  tilling  the 
soil ;  the  dry  ground  was  irrigated  by  damming  up  one  of  the  creeks,  and  a 
trench  was  dug  from  it  to  the  main  land.  About  one  week  after  the  arrival  of 
this  little  band,  another  detachment  of  Mormons  came,  thus  increasing  the  num- 
ber to  about  four  hundred.  A  fort  and  twenty-seven  log  houses  were  shortly 
erected,  and  the  new  settlement  was  called  the  City  of  Great  Salt  Lake. 

The  early  history  of  the  Mormon  band  is  that  of  many  privations.  At  first 
the  fields  were  invaded  by  the  crickets,  afterwards  the  grasshoppers,  and  this,  to- 
gether with  constant  fears  of  attacks  from  the  Indians,  made  the  life  of  the 
pioneer  settler  a  hazard  and  an  uncertainty  at  all  times.  In  consequence  of  the 
scanty  crops  at  first,  owing  to  lack  of  sufficient  water,  provisions  became  scarce ; 
much  suffering,  however,  was  avoided,  by  those  who  were  more  generously  pro- 
vided assisting  those  who  were  less  fortunate.  In  February,  1850,  the  colonists 
were  called  upon  to  defend  their  homes  from  the  depredations  of  the  Ute  Indians 
and  at  this  time  a  battle  was  fought  near  the  present  city  of  Provo,  several  being 
killed  on  both  sides. 

The  early  history  of  this  city  is  linked  with  that  of  the  Territory  at  large, 
and  the  history  of  Salt  Lake  Valley,  prior  to  the  settlement  of  the  Mormons, 
would  hardly  fill  three  pages  of  interesting  matter.  Little  in  fact  is  known  of 
the  country,  except  that  it  was  generally  reported  a  desert  waste.  The  settlers 
at  once  sent  east  for  seeds,  and  the  ample  nurseries,  locusts,  elms,  and  box  elders 
which  abound  on  all  residence  streets  of  the  city,  point  to  the  energy,  thriftjand 
enterprise  of  the  pioneer  fathers. 


GTAH  was  organized  as  a  Territory  in  1850;  in  length  it  is  about  325 
miles  and  in  breadth  about  300  miles,  with  an  area  of  52,601,600  acres, 
nearly  two  millions  of  which,  can  be  artificially  watered.  The  Territory 
is  bisected  north  and  south  by  the  Wasatch  Mountains,  and  interpene- 
trated by  the  Great  Salt  Lake  Basin.  This  and  the  many  other  valleys  are  now 
laden  with  rich  yielding  fields  of  grain,  and  in  fact  endowed  with  all  the  elements 
of  production  that  are  possessed  by  the  more  completely  developed  lands  of 
eastern  States. 


THE    CITY    OF    SALT    LAKE.  9 

At  the  time  of  the  arrival  of  the  pioneers  in  this  region,  it  belonged  to  the 
Mexican  government ;  the  stars  and  stripes  however  were  raised  by  the  Mormons 
on  Ensign  Peak,  and  the  land  was  claimed  in  the  name  of  the  United  States.  An 
American  form  of  government  was  adopted  by  a  convention  that  assembled  in 
March,  1849,  and  by  the  end  of  this  year  the  population  numbered  very  nearly 
four  thousand  souls.  In  January,  185  1,  a  municipal  election  was  held  and  the 
city  named  Great  Salt  Lake  City.     Jedediah  M.  Grant  was  the  first  mayor. 

Money  at  this  time  was  very  scarce.  This,  of  course,  was  the  natural  out- 
come of  an  isolation  of  a  thousand  miles  from  any  other  commercial  center. 
From  this  time  on  the  history  of  •  the  then  little  city  is  merely  that  of  a  hard- 
working, industrious  people,  fighting  against  many  unforeseen  circumstances  ;  but 
in  about  fourteen  years  the  mystery  surrounding  this  great  and  barren  waste  had 
been  dispelled,  and  the  dawn  of  a  new  day  appeared,  a  day  which  opened  up  new 
areas  for  the  surplus  population  of  eastern  States,  destined  to  produce  a  race  of 
self-made  men  that  always  prove  of  the  best  and  hardiest  type.  The  telegraph 
had  been  placed  through  to  the  Pacific  slope  and  the  first  dispatch  on  the  trans- 
continental line  was  sent  by  Brigham  Young  to  President  Abraham  Lincoln,  on 
the  1 8th  day  of  Octobef,  1861,  and  six  days  later  a  message  was  wired  from  Great 
Salt  Lake  City  to  San  Francisco.  In  1868  the  name  was  changed  to  Salt  Lake 
City,  according  to  an  act  passed  by  the  Territorial  Legislature.  The  surround- 
ing country  at  once  assumed  a  new  growth,  and  then  came  the  building  of  the 
overland  railways,  the  Union  Pacific  and  the  Central  Pacific.  This  brought  the 
city  into  direct  communication  with  the  world,  from  which  it  had  been  so  long 
severed.  In  1883,  the  Denver  &  Rio  Grande  Western  Railway  was  completed 
to  the  city.  It  assisted  materially  in  the  advancement  of  trade,  and  was  an  im- 
mediate factor  in  the  promotion  of  many  new  industries. 

Up  to  this  time  no  steps  were  taken  in  mining,  although  gold  and  silver  ore 
had  both  been  discovered  in  the  mountains  of  the  vicinity.  In  July,  1870,  ten 
tons  of  silver  ore  were  shipped  from  Little  Cottonwood,  by  Woodman  Brothers, 
and  Walker  Brothers  also  made  a  shipment  from  Bingham  Canyon  of  some  ten 
tons  of  copper  ore.  Practically  this  was  the  beginning  of  the  mining  industry, 
which  has  resulted  in  the  founding  of  smelters  and  kindred  pursuits  that  have 
proven  of  moment  in  the  advancement  of  the  city.  This  Territory  has  given 
greater  returns  than  adjoining  States  and  Territories  according  to  the  amount  of 
capital  invested  in  mining,  though  the  industry  has  not  been  carried  on  quite  as 
extensively. 

The  population  continued  to  increase  from  year  to  year,  and  especially  with 
the  advent  of  the  railroads  just  referred  to,  and  also  the  discovery  of  precious 
metals  in  large  and  paying  quantities.  Soon  the  community  began  to  lose  its 
rural  aspect  and  assume  a  metropolitan  air.  Newspapers  were  started,  among 
them  first  will  be  mentioned  the  Deseret  News  as  the  pioneer.  Small,  indeed,  was 
the  amount  of  information  which  it  retailed  at  the  time,  but  important  enough  to 
the  people  of  those  days.  In  1864,  the  Daily  Telegraph  was  founded, 
and  following   this    the  semi-weekly   edition  of  the  News ;   then  the  Juvenile 


IO  THE    CITY    OF    SALT    LAKE. 

Instructor,  and  in  November  of  the  following  year  the  Deseret  Evening 
Nezus  appeared.  This  was  a  daily.  In  1870,  the  Salt  Lake  Herald  came 
to  stay,  but  not  until  the  Telegraph  had  ceased  its  publication.  The  Tribune 
was  established  in  1871,  although  it  had  enjoyed  a  period  of  existence  prior 
to  this  as  a  weekly.  In  1 85 1 ,  the  Territory  at  large  could  claim  a  population  of 
about  30,000  inhabitants,  of  which  nearly  5,000  were  residents  of  this  city,  and 
even  at  this  time  the  Great  Salt  Lake  had  begun  to  be  recognized  as  a  world- 
wide famous  health  resort.  The  first  Legislature  of  the  Territory  convened  in 
Salt  Lake  City  on  the  2 2d  day  of  September,  185 1,  and  in  November  the  Uni- 
versity of  the  State  of  Deseret  was  opened,  and  a  tabernacle  1 26  feet  long  by  64 
feet  in  width  was  completed  the  16th  day  of  January,  1852.  This  first  tabernacle 
had  a  seating  capacity  of  about  3,000  persons.  The  corner-stones  of  the  temple 
were  laid  on  the  6th  day  of  April,  1853,  and  also  during  this  year  it  was  decided 
to  build  a  Spanish  wall  of  mud  12  high  and  6  feet  at  the  base,  to  surround  the 
city  as  a  protection  against  the  Indians.  This  wall  was  nine  miles  in  length  and 
portions  of  it  are  standing  at  the  present  time.  A  mass  meeting  was  held  in 
January,  1854,  which  was  to  petition  Congress  to  construct  a  national  railroad 
from  the  Missouri  River,  extending  through  Salt  Lake  "City  and  to  the  Pacific 
Coast.  Mormons  arrived  during  the  fall  of  this  year  from  Switzerland,  Italy  and 
Australia,  and  in  1855  settlers  had  reached  out  as  far  as  Salmon  River,  Idaho, 
and  the  southern  part  of  Utah  Territory.  It  was  about  this  time  that  the  settlers 
suffered  the  worst  from  the  grasshopper  scourge,  and  this  was  followed  by  a 
severe  drouth  and  great  failure  in  the  crops,  and  in  the  early  part  of  1856  many 
animals  died  of  starvation.  Bread  was  almost  an  entire  scarcity,  and  bran  and 
shorts  were  regarded  as  luxuries.  The  harvest  of  1857  proved  the  best  that 
Utah  had  had  up  to  that  time.  During  the  fall  of  this  year  the  Utah  Army 
under  Colonel  A.  S.  Johnston  was  sent  to  settle  difficulties  which  were  reported 
by  Judge  Drummond  and  others,  and  many  of  the  citizens,  under  the  impression 
that  the  approaching  army  was  sent  to  destroy  them,  agreed  to  abandon  their 
homes  and  go  south.  In  June,  upon  the  arrival  of  Governor  Cummings,  and  the 
Police  Commissioners,  the  difficulties  were  amicably  adjusted,  and  President 
Buchanan  issued  a  proclamation  of  pardon.  At  about  this  time  the  army  of 
General  Johnston  was  ordered  to  the  States  on  account  of  the  breaking  out  of 
civil  War,  and  it  was  then  that  the  estimated  four  million  dollars'  worth  of  goods, 
equipments,  and  provisions  of  the  United  States  Army  in  Utah,  were  disposed 
of  at  auction,  selling  for  the  nominal  sum  of  one  hundred  thousand  dollars.  The 
Salt  Lake  Theatre  was  erected  in  the  spring  of  1862  ;  it  has  a  capacity  of  com- 
fortably seating  seventeen  hundred  people,  and  has  been  regarded  as  one  of  the 
best  theatres  in  the  Union.  During  the  spring  of  this  year  the  Indians  in  the 
vicinity  of  Fort  Bridger  having  destroyed  the  mail  stations,  coaches  and  mail 
bags,  and  killed  the  stage  drivers,  a  company  of  cavalry  was  called  for  by  Presi- 
dent Lincoln,  and  a  company  of  one  hundred  men  was  mustered  into  service  by 
Chief  Justice  Kinney,  and  left  the  city  to  protect  the  mail  route.  The  expedition 
was  a  very  hazardous  one,  and  will  be  distinctly  remembered  by  many  of  the  old 


MAIN   STREET,    SALT   LAKE  CITY. 


THE    CITY    OF    SALT    LAKE.  1 3 

residents.  The  immigration  this  year  numbered  fully  five  thousand  people,  who 
came  across  the  plains  by  means  of  teams  and  wagons.  The  large  tabernacle 
used  by  the  Mormon  people  of  the  Territory  as  a  central  place  of  worship,  was 
completed  on  the  6th  day  of  October,  1867.  It  is  250  feet  long  and  150  feet 
wide,  and  its  immense  roof  is  arched  without  a  pillar.  The  seating  capacity  is 
fully  ten  thousand.  An  engraving  of  this  building,  in  connection  with  another 
of  the  temple,  is  given  on  other  pages  of  this  work.  The  Indian  troubles  were  at 
this  time  mostly  settled  and  the  pfbgress  in  agriculture  and  mining  began  to  as- 
sume an  important  outlook,  Brigham  Young,  the  founder  of  Salt  Lake  City, 
and  in  fact  of  the  Territory  at  large,  after  a  long  and  eventful  life,  expired  at  his 
residence  on  the  29th  of  August,  1 877.  The  history  of  the  city  from  this  time 
on  to  the  present,  is  merely  a  history  of  that  of  all  progressive  western  cities. 
It  developed  rapidly;  new  buildings  were  erected  by  enterprising  business  men  ; 
streets  were  improved,  and  generally  the  city  began  to  assume  a  decidedly  metro- 
politan aspect.  After  this  short  review  that  we  have  just  given,  of  the  early  set- 
tlement of  the  valley,  we  will  now  proceed  to  consider  the  city  as  it  is  at  the 
present  time. 


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SALT  LAKE  THEATRE. 


THE  CITY  OF  TO-DAY. 


HER  NATURAL  RESOURCES. 


rHE  original  pioneers  were  unmolested  for  nearly  a  quarter  of  a  century, 
during  which  time  they  grew  and  prospered,  becoming  formidable  to  the 
outside  world,  on  account  of  their  religious  institutions,  which  bound 
them  together  as  a  unit,  and  separated  them  from  the  remainder  of  the  social 
and  Christian  world.  With  the  rapid  march  of  civilization  to  the  west,  and  the 
general  development  of  the  surrounding  States  and  Territories,  a  change  in  the 
situation  of  affairs  took  place,  and  especially  so  with  the  discovery  of  mineral 
wealth  which  abounded  in  the  gulches,  canyons,  and  hillsides.  The  many  finds 
of  mineral  ores  attracted  the  prospector,  until  to-day  there  are  several  mining 
camps  peopled  largely  by  Gentiles,  for  the  policy  of  the  Mormon  church  was  the 
establishment  of  an  agricultural  community,  therefore  mining  industries  were  dis- 
countenanced, and  the  mines  of  Utah  to-day  are  owned  and  controlled  princi- 
pally by  Gentiles.  At  the  present  time  the  community  of  Salt  Lake  differs  but 
little  from  that  of  other  growing  western  cities,  either  in  its  social,  business  or 
religious  aspects,  with  the  exception  that  there  is.  one  religious  element 
here  which  exists  among  no  other  people  in  any  other  country,  and  what- 
ever differences  prevail  there  is  little  or  none  in  regard  to  the  advisability 
of  diffusing  information  concerning  our  resources  and  extending  a  cordial 
invitation  to  those  eastern  business  men  who  contemplate  moving  west  with  the 
idea  of  establishing  manufacturing  and  other  industrial  pursuits.  There  are  few 
cities  in  the  entire  west  that  compare  with  Salt  Lake  City  in  natural  wealth  of 
substantial  resources  and  as  a  pleasure  and  health  resort.  Salt  Lake  City  lies  in 
the  northeastern  corner  of  the  beautiful  valley.  This  valley  is  bounded  by  the 
Wasatch  range  on  the  east,  which  is  perhaps  one  of  the  most  picturesque  and 
magnificent  mountain  ranges  in  the  Rocky  Mountain  chain ;  on  the  west  the 
valley  is  partially  bounded  by  the  Oquirrh  range,  which  terminates  on  the  north 
by  fringing  the  Salt  Lake.  The  city  enjoys  the  most  desirable  exposure,  and  is 
protected  from  the  eastern  and  northern  winds  by  the  towering  mountains  of  the 


THE    CITY    OF    SALT    LAKE.  \J 

Wasatch  range.  Our  water  supply  is  from  one  of  the  largest  and  purest  of 
mountain  streams,  the  City  Creek  Canyon,  and  active  preparations  are  already 
under  way  for  securing  a  larger  supply  of  water  from  other  sources.  There  is 
sufficient  water  in  the  lakes  and  other  mountain  streams  to  supply  all  the  neces- 
sities of  irrigation,  and  as  the  country  becomes  more  thoroughly  irrigated,  the 
more  active  is  the  demonstration  of  what  the  possibilities  are  for  the  production  of 
a  great  agricultural  crop.  Irrigation  in  the  city  is  materially  aided  by  a  canal  some 
twenty-one  miles  long,  which  taps  Utah  Lake.  The  soil  in  the  valley  contains  all 
the  elements  of  fertility,  it  is  rich  and  deep  and  rests  on  a  substratum  of  clay.  The 
summer  rain  to  supply  water  is  uncertain,  as  it  is  in  all  countries  of  a  high  alti- 
tude, but  Nature  has  made  wonderful  provision  for  this  by  the  vast  accumulation! 
of  snow  in  the  mountain  fastnesses,  thus  rendering  perfect  irrigation  a  surety.  It 
pours  down  in  even  streams  all  summer  long,  as  the  sun  gradually  melts  the 
snow.  The  ingenuity  of  man  has  turned  this  into  account,  and  almost  every 
portion  of  the  valley,  even  at  the  present  time,' is  under  irrigation,  though  the 
question  is  now  being  strongly  agitated  in  regard  to  an  expedient  method  of  cov- 
ering the  valley  with  a  still  more  abundant  supply,  and  as  the  surrounding  coun- 
try becomes  settled,  more  water  is  being  continually  diverted  into  artificial  chan- 
nels. 

All  these  strangers  who  are  to  come  will  find  more  clear,  days  in  the  year 
than  they  ever  saw  before ;  they  will  find  an  atmosphere  in  which  the  very  high- 
est achievements  of  brawn  or  brain  can  be  realized ;  they  will  find  a  natural  sani- 
tarium with  every  existing  auxiliary  known  in  nature ;  they  will  find  mines  as- 
rich  and  varied  as  were  ever  opened  to  human  eyes,  and  they  will  never  know 
what  a  hot  or  cold  day,  as  understood  in  the  east,  is. 

The  time  has  arrived  when  Utah  must  proclaim  to  the  world  her  man.ifok$ 
attractions,  and  make  plain  to  the  people  of  every  country  that  she  possesses- 
within  her  borders  scenes  of  magnificence  worthy  to  be  looked  upon  by  travelers; 
from  every  clime.  The  testimony  of  our  cool  and  invigorating  climate  has  beer* 
so  frequently  borne  by  visitors  of  recent  years  that  it  is  now  well  known,  and  the 
charms  of  our  lake  bathing  resort  have  also  been  widely  published ;  but  there  has 
not  been  one-half  said  of  the  glory  of  our  mountain  scenery,  with  its  snow-clad 
peaks  and  pine  forests,  the  rushing  streams  filled  with  trout,  and  the  wide 
stretches  of  upland,  the  mountain  vales  with  their  deer,  and  the  lakes  and  grassy 
nooks  that  gem  the  Wasatch  all  along  the  range.  It  is  not  too  much  to  say  that 
these  mountains,  which  overlook  Salt  Lake  City  and  Ogden  from  the  east,  are 
not  surpassed  in  scenic  qualities  by  any  range  in  America.  In  some  respects 
they  have  no  parallel.  The  vale  through  which  the  Jordan  runs  stretches  broad* 
and  grassy  to  the  base  of  the  mountain  wall  where  these  gigantic  cliffs,  uprising 
nearly  8,000  feet,  rocky  and  splintered,  bear  great  gleaming  basins  of  eternal, 
snow,  and  nurse  the  ever-changing  cloud  flakes  the  whole  summer  through.. 
Grand  and  incomparable  as  is  the  scenery  and  the  climate  of  this  highly*  favored 
region,  the  immeasurable  resources  of  Utah  in  agriculture,  mining,  stock  growing; 
and  for  manufacturing  and  general  commercial  enterprises,  cannot  be  too  gLow- 
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THE    CITY    OF    SALT    LAKE. 


ingly  described.     No  other  region  presents  the  attractions  for  the  capitalist,  the 
home  seeker  and  the  invalid. 


THE    MUNICIPALITY. 


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fa  CONSERVATIVE  estimate  of  the  population  of  Salt  Lake  City  at  the 
present  time  would  place  it  upwards  of  55,000  inhabitants.     It  is  4,297 

j  feet  above  the  sea,  and  situated  in  the  north  end  of  Salt  Lake  Valley. 
The  city  is  laid  out  in  squares.  The  streets  are  one  hundred  feet  wide 
clear,  with  sixteen-foot  sidewalks  on  each  side.  The  blocks  generally  are  forty  rods 
square.  Along  the  sides  of  the  streets,  arteries  from  the  main  mountain  streams 
are  directed,  and  rows  of  shade  trees  are  planted  outside  the  walks.  The 
sewerage  of  the  city  is  in  perfect  working  order  and  completes  the  drainage  in 
detail.  The  city  in  summer,  seen  from  a  point  on  an  adjoining  hill,  seems 
thoroughly  embowered  in  shade,  and  in  spring  the  air  is  filled  with  the  fragrant 
perfume  of  many  blossoming  fruit  trees.  Eastward  from  Main  Street  the  land 
rises  gently  for  a  mile  and  a  half,  and  here  it  is  that  many  fine  residences,  schools, 
hospitals,  and  churches  are  found  in  large  numbers ;  the  streets  are  usually 
smooth,  and  even  after  the  heaviest  rainstorms,  it  is  but  a  day  or  two  before  it 
dries  again  into  a  speedy  condition.  In  the  suburbs  and  throughout  the  wide 
valley  are  innumerable  houses  and  farms.  There  is  in  operation  about  thirty 
miles  of  street  car  line,  and  it  is  generally  considered  that  the  electric  lines  now 
in  perfect  operation  are  the  most  successful  of  any  in  the  country. 

Many  people  living  in  distant  eastern  States  have  long  entertained  erroneous 
ideas  in  regard  to  the  social  affairs  of  Salt  Lake  City,  and  it  might  be  expedient 
to  here  make  a  brief  statement  of  facts  concerning  the  matter.  The  Mormons 
and  the  Gentiles  commingle  in  society  and  there  is  little  feeling  of  seclusion  by 
either  class,  though  until  quite  recently  this  could  not  have  been  said.  Many  of 
our  leading  business  men  are  wealthy  Mormons,  who  show  the  deep  interest 
they  feel  in  the  city's  material  growth  and  development  by  their  liberal  contribu- 
tions to  public  movements.  The  city  is  now  under  the  control  of  the  Liberals 
(Gentiles),  and  ever  since  they  came  into  power,  a  few  months  ago,  they  have 
had  the  hearty  support  and  co-operation  of  the  People's  Party  (the  Mormons.) 
Public,  social  and  commercial  affairs  are  assuming  a  wonderfully  harmonious 
aspect,  and,  all  in  all,  the  outlook  for  the  City  of  Zion  is  one  of  perfect  peace 
and  prosperity. 

The  city  has  an  excellent  system  of  water  works,  being  supplied  directly 
from  the  mountain   streams,    affording    an    unusually    strong  pressure  in  the 


THE    CITY    OF    SALT    LAKE.  1 9 

hydrants,  A  fine  quality  of  artesian  water  is  obtainable  at  a  depth  of  from  25  to 
125  feet.  The  situation  of  theci  ty  is  such  as  to  at  once  designate  it  as  the 
natural  center  of  supply  from  six  or  eight  States  and  Territories,  and  the  abund- 
ance of  raw  material  to  be  found  in  Utah,  establishes  the  claim  of  the  city  as  a 
natural  supply  center  for  Idaho,  Montana,  Southeastern  Oregon  to  the  North, 


and  Nevada  and  Southern  California  to  the  west,  and  Utah  and  Arizona  to  the 
south.  There  are  coal  veins  in  Iron  County,  Utah,  one  hundred  feet  in  thick- 
ness, sufficient  to  supply  local  demands  for  generations  There  are  also  rich 
deposits  of  iron,  and  a  variety  of  other  minerals  adapted  to  manufacturing  pur- 
poses.    There  are  other  minerals,  such  as  gilsonite,  gypsum  as  pure  as  can  be 


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THE    CITY    OF   SALT    LAKE. 


found  anywhere,  alum,  saltpetre,  sulphur  in  large  quantities,  gas  shale,  sulphat 
of  soda,  mica,  natural  wax  and  black  graphite.  This  city  is  the  center  of  travel  t 
and  from  the  Pacific  Coast,  and  with  our  varied  and  vast  supply  of  raw  materij 
there  is  but  little  doubt  of  our  continued  growth  and  prosperity.  • 


The  climate  is  unequaled;  and  it  is  claimed  by  many  prominent  physician 
all  over  the  countiy,  that  those  with  a  tendency  to  consumption  and  other  pul 
monary  complaints  are  afforded  immediate  and  radical  relief;  though  in  mid 
summer  the  days  may  be  somewhat  uncomfortably  hot,  assurance  is  always  givei 
of  cool  evenings,  which  afford  ample  opportunity  for  rest  and  recuperation.     Th< 


THE    CITY    OF    SALT    LAKE. 


21 


climate  is  peculiarly  invigorating,  and  of  a  quality  conducive  to  good  health.  It 
possesses  those  desirable  attributes  of  dryness,  elevation  and  tonicity  which  con- 
tribute to  the  common  good  of  the  community.  'The  atmosphere  is  free  from 
mists  and  fogs ;  has  the  properties  of  purity  and  rarity ;  and  at  once  affords  a 
stimulating  effect  upon  all  who  come  here,  even  though  as  visitors,  for  a  short 
time.  The  Salt  Lake  basin  enjoys  immunity  from  severe  electrical  storms  and 
high  winds.  Phthisis  does  not  originate  here,  and  the  beneficial  influence  of 
Utah  air  on  asthma  is  very  decided.  It  exists  but  rarely  and  only  in  a  modified 
condition, 


SCENE  ON  THE  R.  G.  W.  RAILWAY. 


The  engravings  intermingled  throughout  this  work  give  an  accurate  idea  of 
the  city's  general  appearance.  East  at  the  foot  of  the  Wasatch  Mountains,  two 
miles  from  the  city,  lies  one  of  the  most  solidly  constructed  and  beautiful  forts  of 
the  Union,  Fort  Douglas.  This  is  a  favorite  drive  for  our  citizens,  and  all  in  all 
•is  one  of  our  most  attractive  resorts.  On  the  west  of  the  city  are  the  depots  of 
the  Rio  Grande  Western,  the  Utah  Central  and  the  Utah  &  Nevada ;  north  of 
the  city  three  miles  are  the  famous  Hot  Springs.  The  medicinal  properties  of 
these  springs  are  becoming  wide  famed,  and  many  invalids  are  now  stopping  at 
the  hotel  which  is  comfortably  arranged  in  direct  proximity  to  the  springs  for 


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THE    CITY    OF    SALT    LAKE. 


the  benefit  of  guests.  These  springs  bubble  out  from  the  base  of  the  adjoining 
hills,  and  the  water  is  so  hot  that  it  has  to  be  intermingled  with  cooler  water  be- 
fore it  is  of  sufficient  low  temperature  for  bathing  purposes.  The  causes  that 
have  combined  to  make  Salt  Lake  City  one  of  vast  commercial  importance,  are 
the  facts  of  its  natural  situation  as  a  direct  trade  center,  and  also  that  it  is  fed  by 
the  great  transcontinental  roads,  the  Union  Pacific,  the  Rio  Grande  Western, 
the   Central  Pacific,  and  their  connections.     The  city  has  excellent  seminaries, 


SCENE  ON  THE  H.  G.  W.  RAILWAY. 


high  schools  and  a  university,  of  which  more  detailed  mention  has  been  made 
elsewhere.  It  also  has  good  hospitals  and  other  important  public  buildings  in 
process  of  erection.  A  bountiful  supply  of  the  products  of  the  Territory  are  ob- 
tained at  many  convenient  points.  Salt  Lake  merchants  are  heavy  exporters  of 
cereals,  tubers,  and  other  products,  even  to  the  eastern  as  well,  as  the  western 
cities.  Utah  potatoes  have  no  equal  for  size,  quality  and  flavor  combined ;  and 
Utah  wheat  and  barley  hold  front  rank  in  eastern  markets. 


THE    CITY    OF    SALT    LAKE.  23 


EDUCATIONAL  INSTITUTIONS. 


HE  public  schools  of  our  city  are  in  a  flourishing  condition,  and  ample 
funds  have  been  appropriated  for  this  purpose  to  insure  an  excellent  system 
throughout.  P.  L.  Williams  is  the  Territorial  Commissioner,  and  William 
L.  Stewart  is  the  County  Superintendent  of  Schools  for  Salt  Lake  County. 
According  to  the  law  passed  by  the  last  Territorial  Legislature,  public  schools  are 
free,  and  attendance  is  compulsory.  It  also  provides  for  a  kindergarten  and  a 
manual  training  department  to  be  connected  with  each  school.  The  funds  for 
school  purposes  are  raised  in  the  following  way:  First,  a  Territorial  tax  of  three 
mills ;  second,  a  county  tax  of  two  mills  ;  third,  a  district  tax  of  not  more  than 
two  cents.  The  city  schools  are  controlled  by  a  Board  of  Education  of  eleven, 
who  are  elected  by  the  people,  with  the  Mayor  as  chairman,  and  a  superintendent 
who  is  elected  by  the  Board  of  Education.  The  Territorial  schools  are  con- 
trolled by,  first,  a  Territorial  Commissioner  of  Schools  appointed  by  the  Terri- 
torial Supreme  Court ;  second,  county  superintendents  for  each  county,  elected 
by  the  voters  of  each  county  ;  third,  the  counties  are  divided  into  districts  with  a 
board  of  three  for  each  district,  except  in  the  cities,  which  are  controlled  by  the 
Board  of  Education  This  law  puts  Utah  schools  on  a  modern  basis  in  every 
respect,  in  fact  it  is  the  only  State  or  Territory  which  provides  for  a  kindergarten 
or  manual  training  department.  The  school  population  was  for  the  last  year, 
for  the  county,  12,648;  for  the  city,  8,500.  The  school  buildings  throughout 
the  city  are  numerous  and  conveniently  located  and 'well  adapted  for  their  pur- 
poses, being  erected  with  a  view  to  ventilation  and  the  comfort  of  students. 

The  Deseret  University  occupies  one  of  the  large  blocks  in  the  city.  It  is 
situated  between  First  and  Second  North  Streets  and  Second  and  Third  West 
Streets.  The  main  building  is  a  magnificent  stone  structure,  four  stories  in 
height,  and  is  supplied  with  all  the  latest  improved  steam  heating  apparatus, 
waterworks  and  closets.  Large  stone  steps  lead  up  to  the  broad,  immense  doors 
which  open  into  the  vestibules.  The  halls  are  large  and  roomy  and  the  stairways 
wide  and  easily  ascended.  The  building  is  a  noble  structure,  and  a  credit  to  the 
public  institutions  of  Salt  Lake  City. 

The  Young  Men's  Christian  Association  will  be  among  the  important  and 
useful  organizations  of  the  near  future.  An  enthusiastic  meeting  recently  as- 
sembled in  the  Grand  Opera  House  and  eloquent  addresses  upon  the  subject 
were  delivered  by  Rev.  H.  W.  Jones,  of  the  Methodist  Church,  and  other  minis- 
ters of  different  denominations.  It  is  confidently  predicted  that  a  building  suit- 
able for  the  purposes  will  shortly  be  secured  and  the  association  then  take  rank 
among  the  many  flourishing  Y.  M.  C.  A  organizations  of  the  country. 


j24  the  city  of  salt  lake. 

The  city  is  also  plentifully  supplied  with  many  public  libraries,  among 
which  will  first  be  mentioned  the  Masonic  Library,  situated  on  the  second  floor 
of  the  Masonic  Hall,  and  with  Christopher  Diehl  as  librarian,  This  library  was 
established  in  1871  by  the  Grand  Lodge  of  Masons,  and  at  the  present  time  it 
has  7,622  miscellaneous  books,  and  950  books  in  Masonry  only,  making  a  total 
of  8,572.  The  library  is  conducted  by  the  Grand  Lodge  of  Masons,  and  is  ac- 
cessible to  all  by  the  payment  of  three  dollars  per  year  or  ten  cents  per  book,  if 
the  book  be  taken  home.  The  library  is  at  all  times  open  to  anyone  wishing  to 
read  in  the  public  rooms. 

The  Firemen's  Library  has  as  its  librarian  R.  S.  Connors.  It  was  estab- 
lished in  1 87 1,  and  is  intended  for  the  use  of  the  firemen,  as  well  as  the  general 
public,  upon  the  payment  of  a  small  initiation  fee.  The  library  has  a  total  of 
1,700  books. 

The  Library  of  the  I.  O.  O.  F.  is  situated  in  the  Union  Block,  and  W.  T. 
Hopkins  is  the  librarian.  It  is  a  private  library  and  has  a  list  of  over  2,000 
valuable  works,  intended  for  the  use  of  all  Odd  Fellows  and  their  families. 

The  Utah  Territorial  Library  is  fast  assuming  important  proportions.  The 
last  Legislature  appropriated  $3,000  to  the  library,  and  Librarian  A.  S. 
Nash,  who  was  but  recently  appointed,  has  been  purchasing  many  new  books. 
At  the  present  time  there  are  about  1,500  volumes,  but  many  more  will  be 
shortly  added,  and  it  is  conservatively  estimated  that  this  will,  in  the  near  future, 
be  an  important  public  organization. 

The  Holy  Cross  Hospital  stands  alone  in  the  center  of  a  ten-acre  lot,  sur- 
rounded by  beautiful  shade  trees  and  flowers,  etc.,  and  is  a  magnificent  three- 
story  brick  structure,  furnished  with  every  comfort  and  convenience.  The  build- 
ing cost  $100,000,  and  nearly  1,500  patients  were  admitted  during  the 
past  year.  This  hospital  is  supported  by  contributions  of  the  miners 
and  smelting  men,  and  is  open  to  any  who  are  injured  at  any  of  the  mines  or 
smelters,  and  also  to  those  who  have  been  taken  sick.  The  annual  expenses  of 
conducting  the  institution  are  about  $20,000. 

St.  Mark's  Hospital  treated  upwards  of  800  patients  at  an  expense  of 
$20,000     There  is  also  the  Deseret  Hospital  and  the  Orphans'  Home. 


J8|HE  Great  Salt  Lake  is  the  attraction  for  tourists.  In  length  it  is  about  85 
I  miles  and  in  width  about  50  miles,  with  an  average  depth  of  20  feet.  Its 
greatest  depth  is  reported  not  to  exceed  60  feet.  There  are  nine  islands  in 
the  lake,  the  largest  of  which  is  16  miles  in  length.  Vast  numbers  of  tourists 
visit  the  lake  daily  at  its  favorite  bathing  resort,  Garfield  Beach,  for  the  purpose 
of  enjoying  the  exhilarating  effect  of  a  bath  in  its  briny  water.  The  mountain 
streams  ranging  within  a  radius  of  two  hundred  miles  north  and  south,  and  form- 


GARFIELD  BEACH  BATHING  RESORT,  GREAT  SALT  LAKE. 


THE    CITY    OF    SALT    LAKE.  2? 

ing  rivers,  all  empty  into  this  lake.  The  water  of  the  lake  does  not  evince  any- 
perceptible  rise  or  fall,  and  it  is  relieved  from  overflowing  the  customary  bounds 
only  by  evaporation.  Salt  Lake  is  one  of  the  most  inexhaustible  salt  producers 
in  the  world,  and  our  enterprising  business  men  are  freely  taking  advantage  of 
this  fact.  Salt  has  been  largely  exported  as  well  as  manufactured  for  local  pur- 
poses. The  water  contains  a  proportion  of  very  nearly  14  per  cent,  of  pure 
salt.  An  engraving  herewith  shows  the  pavilion  and  the  bath  houses  at 
Garfield  Beach.  The  lake  covers  nearly  2,500  square  miles.  A  steamer 
and  several  yachts  are  afloat,  offering  tourists  and  visitors  an  opportunity 
to  reach  the  islands  and  distant  shores.  The  lake  is  situated  about  eighteen 
miles  distant  from  the  city,  and  trains  during  the  summer  months  run  there  reg- 
ularly all  day.  In  the  canyons  of  the  mountains  surrounding  the  city,  is  found 
the  most  attractive  scenery,  and  there  are  about  ten  mountain  passes  in  sight  of 
Salt  Lake.  These  canyons  afford  delightful  resorts  for  fishing  and  camping  out, 
and  during  the  summer  months  many  tents  are  seen  in  the  grassy  nooks  along  the 
banks  of  the  various  streams.  There  is  a  regular  mountain  resort  near  the  head 
of  Big  Cottonwood  Canyon  at  Silver  Lake.  This  region  is  about  three  miles  up 
the  south  fork  of  Mill  "  B,"  and  is  not  more  than  sixteen  miles  from  the  main 
street  of  the  city.  Here  the  scenery  i#  as  grand  and  picturesque  as  any  in  the 
entire  western  mountain  country,  and  will  compare  with  the  grandest  scenes  in 
and  about  the  mountains  of  Colorado.  A  further  series  of  lakes  lie  near  the 
head  of  the  main  canyon,  and  these  are,  Silver  Lake,  Lakes  Phoebe,  Martha  and 
many  other  smaller  ones.  Nature  has  gathered  here  all  her  grand  array  of 
mountain,  valley,  river  and  lake,  and  the  traveler  who  comes  to  visit,  departs,  if 
indeed  he  departs  at  all,  with  a  reluctant  feeling  at  leaving  a  spot  so  richly  en- 
dowed with  the  grandest  natural  gifts. 


CONTINENTAL  HOTEL. 


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THE    CITY    OF    SALT    LAKE. 


THE  MINING  INDUSTRY. 


ITHIN  thirty-six  miles  from  Salt  Lake  is  Park  City,  with  its  famous 
Daly,  Ontario,  Crescent  and  other  silver  mines.  The  building  founda- 
tions and  the  Cornish  pump  of  the  Ontario  cost  $500,000,  and  about 
three    million    dollars    in    improvements    have    been    expended    upon 


SCENE  ON  THE  R.  G.  W.  RAILWAY. 


it  since  it  was  established.  Utah  now  ranks  third  among  the  large  precious 
metal  -  producing  States  of  the  Union ;  and  the  deposits  of  iron  ore  near 
Iron  City  and  Iron  Springs  in  southwestern  Utah  are  probably  not  excelled 
in  intrinsic  value  in  any  part'  of  the  world.  The  ore  occurs  in  blocks 
fifteen  or  twenty  feet  wide  and  three  or  four  miles  long,  one  of  which 
shows  a  length  and  breadth  of  several  feet  of  packed  massive  ore  of  the 
richest  quality.  There  are  certainly  no  other  such  deposits  of  iron  ore  west  of 
the  Mississippi.  Thus  far  the  mining  industry  of  Utah  has  been  the  chief  source 
of  revenue,  yet  many  of  the  most  valuable  deposits  are  as  yet  undeveloped,  and 
comparatively  unknown  outside  the  borders.     In  the  Spanish  Fork  Canyon  there 


THE    CITY    OF    SALT    LAKE.  20, 

are  various  veins  of  alum,  the  largest  of  which  is  eighteen  inches  thick,  and  ex- 
tends several  hundred  feet  longitudinally.  At  various  points  throughout  the 
Territory  are  found  bits  of  nitre,  sufficiently  pure  to  fuse  briskly  when  thrown 
upon  hot  coals.  As  far  as  salt  is  concerned,  the  Great  Salt  Lake  has  a  limitless 
supply  of  it,  and  it  can  be  obtained  in  any  desired  quantity  by  the  simple  process 
of  evaporation.     In  addition  to  this  we  have  also  immense  quantities  of  rock  salt, 


mined  chiefly  in  San  Pete  and  Sevier  Valleys,  and  from  the  lake  are  also  secured 
vast  quantities  of  sulphate  of  soda,  and  carbonate  of  soda  as  an  effloresscence  of  the 
soil  exists  in  various  spots  in  the  vicinity  of  the  city.  Utah  has  extensive  beds  of 
building  stone,  plain  and  variegated  marble.  Lime  stone,  sand  stone  and  granites 
are  also  found  along  the  line  of  the  railroads  in  immense  quantities.  All  this  can 
be  worked  and  freighted  at  a  very  low  cost.  Roof  slate  of  the  best  quality,  and  of 
the  colors  of  gray,  green  and  purple,  is  also  obtained  in  abundance.     The  chief 


30  THE    CITV    OF    SALT    LAKE. 

mines  of  the  precious  ores  in  Salt  Lake  County  are  in  Bingham  Canyon  and  on 

the  Cottonwoods.     They  are  all  connected  with  the  Jordan  smelters  and   Salt 

Lake  City  by  rail  and  tramway.     There  are  many  other  valuable  mines  in  other 

districts  than  those  mentioned,  not  on  or  even   near  the  principal   ore  channel. 

The  mining  industry  is  developing  rapidly,  both  in  actual  product  and  promises. 

Mines  are  being  discovered  and  opened  outside  of  organized  districts,  and  new 

railroads  are  being  projected  to  give  them  an  outlet.     In  total,  our  mining  fields 

offer  splendid  inducements  to  skill  and  enterprise  backed  by  capital,  and  there  is 

no  doubt  that  the  mineral  output  could  be  doubled  within  a  very  short  space  of 
* 
time. 


SCENE  ON  THE  R.  G.  W.   RAILWAY. 


[;T  is  not  the  intention  of  the  author  to  go  into  elaborate  details  regarding 

real  estate  in  Salt  Lake  City,  for  we  believe  that  it  is  quite  largely  adver- 

<p    tised  to  the  outside  world  by  many  different  methods  adopted  by  various 

•I      business  organizations,  but  we  wish  to  give  a  conservative  estimate  of  the 

actual  value  and  of  the  transactions  of  an  organization  known  as  the  Salt  Lake 

Real  Estate  Exchange. 

Real  estate  in  Salt  Lake  has  always  enjoyed  a  healthy  growth,  though,  as 
is  well  known,  during  the  past  year  its  increase  has  been  almost  phenomenal.  At 
the  present  time  the  business  men  of  our  city  are  more  interested  in  building  and 
material  developments  than  in  increasing  the  value  of  real  estate,  for  the  growth 
of  the  city  has  been  far  in  advance  of  what  has  been  her  ability  to  accommodate 


THE    CITY    OF    SALT    LAKE.  3 1 

business  men  with  offices,  homes  and  residences,  and  merchants  with  store 
rooms.  At  the  present  time,  as  will  be  shown  by  the  numerous  engravings  all 
through  the  pages  of  this  work  of  buildings  to  be  erected  which  are  taken  from 
designs  of  our  leading  architects,  there  are  a  large  number  of  very  valuable  and 
extensive  structures  under  process  of  erection  and  in  contemplation.  In  fact  the 
actual  condition  of  affairs  at  the  present  time  is  in  a  much  better  state  than  it 
has  been  in  past  months,  even  though  real  estate  is  not  at  present,  and  luckily 
too,  on  the  "boom."  Land  which  sold  from  $75  to  $100  an  acre  three  years 
ago  in  the  suburbs,  is  now  bringing  from  $600  to  $1,500,  and  the  many  addi- 
tions that  have  been  platted  have  been  spoken  of  elsewhere  in  connection  with 
the  articles  upon  the  leading  real  estate  agencies  of  the  city.  Our  business 
corners  on  Main  Street  are  worth  on  an  average  about  $1,300  per  front  foot,  that 
is,  those  having  a  depth  of  165  feet,  and  the  inside  property  will  average  about 
$1,000  per  front  foot.  Less  desirable  business  corners  of  the  same  depth,  will 
average  from  $500  to  $600  per  front  foot,  and  the  inside  from  $400  to  $500. 
The  most  desirable  residence  property  of  the  same  depth,  and  located  within  a 
mile  of  Main  Street,  is  worth  from  $40  to  $100  per  front  foot,  and  the  same 
more  than  a  mile,  and  less  than  two  miles  from  Main  street,  will  range  from  $7  to 
$50  a  front  foot.  First-class  acreage  property  suitable  for  homes  is  worth  about 
$  1 ,000  per  acre,  and  property  distant  from  three  to  five  miles  from  the  city,  will 
bring  from  $100  to  $700  per  acre,  according  to  location  and  distance.  During 
the  year  1889  there  were  $1,120,400  worth  of  buildings  erected  in  the  city,  an 
increase  of  $285,796  over  the  previous  year.  The  present  year  will  exceed  that 
of  1889  by  at  least  500  houses,  which  are  being  built  to  supply  the  active  de- 
mand of  citizens  for  homes  and  business  quarters.  The  buildings  which  have 
been  erected  in  Salt  Lake  City  within  the  last  two  or  three  years  are  all  of  a 
metropolitan  character  and  are  a  decided  credit  to  the  city.  The  building  is 
more  energetic  this  year  by  far,  than  during  any  previous  year,  and  the  prospects 
of  the  city  as  regards  real  estate  are  in  a  proportionate  condition  with  the  in- 
creased amount  of  capital  that  is  going  into  actual  improvements.  In  pro- 
portion as  taxes  are  low,  consistent  with  a  due  regard  for  public  improvements, 
is  the  business  man  in  a  contented  frame  of  mind,  and  there  are  but  few  cities  so 
favored  in  this  respect  as  the  capital  of  Utah.  The  citizens  are  subject  to  a 
moderate  tax  of  seventeen  mills,  nearly  five  of  which  are  for  municipal  purposes. 
The  assessed  valuation  has  been  from  $5,000,000  in  1885  to  $17,500,000  the  pres- 
ent year.  The  assessment  is  about  50  per  cent,  of  the  real  valuation.  Municipal 
expenditures  are  about  $200,000  a  year.  At  the  beginning  of  1889  the  city 
owed  $355,000,  less  about  $58,000  cash  in  the  treasury.  The  assessed  valuation 
of  Salt  Lake  County  is  $22,000,000  and  the  actual  value  $50,000,000,  exclusive 
of  the  mines  and  money  that  non-residents  own.  The  value  of  mines  in  the 
county  is  $50,000,000,  based  on  the  selling  price  of  their  stock.  In  no  other 
State  or  Territory  are  the  taxes  so  moderate  as  in  Utah. 

The  Salt   Lake  Real    Estate   Exchange    has  as  its   officers    H.   C.   Lett, 
President ;  John   Montgomery,  Secretary  ;  D.  Van  Buskirk,  Vice-President ;  and 


32  THE    CITY    OF    SALT    LAKE. 

John  T.  Lynch,  Treasurer.  This  is  of  recent  organization,  having  been  estab- 
lished on  the  2cl  clay  of  April,  1890,  and  is  already  one  of  vast  importance  and 
interest  to  the  business  community.  The  Exchange  has  over  $2,000,000  worth 
of  property  now  listed,  and  the  list  is  rapidly  increasing.  At  each  of  the  daily 
call  meetings  from  $30,000  to  $80,000  worth  of  property  is  offered  to  the  mem- 
bers of  the  Exchange.  There  are  at  the  present  writing  98  members,  and  this 
membership  includes  nearly  all  of  the  prominent  real  estate  dealers  of  the  city. 
Parties  can  not  buy  or  list  property  through  the  Exchange  unless  they  are  mem- 
bers. H.  C.  Lett,  the  president,  has  been  a  resident  of  this  city  for  a  little  over 
one  year,  and  came  here  formerly  from  Denver. 

The  Fire  Department  is  one  that  gives  entire  satisfaction  to  the  business 
community,  and  has  done  great  service  in  the  protection  of  property.  Major  W. 
A.  Stanton  is  the  Chief,  and  Abe  Levy,  Assistant  Chief.  There  are  twelve  paid 
men  and  thirty-two  call  men  employed.  The  main  station  is  situated  on  First 
South  Street,  and  is  equipped  with  two  Silsby  steam  fire  engines,  five  horses, 
four  hose  carts  with  3,500  feet  of  hose,  and  the  present  number  of  twelve  paid 
men  is  soon  to  be  increased  to  twenty-eight,  and  other  stations  are  to  be  erected 
in  different  parts  of  the  city.  In  the  immediate  future  the  city  will  have  one  of 
the  latest  improved  hook  and  ladder  trucks,  and  then  eight  new  horses  will  be 
added  as  well  as  other  essentials  for  a  complete  and  thoroughly  equipped  fire 
department.  The  company  now  have  a  hand  fire  engine  and  a  Gaynor  Electric 
Fire  Alarm  System  with  five  circuits  and  twenty-eight  boxes,  costing  $8,000. 
The  losses  by  fire  in  1889  in  the  city  amounted  to  $30,187,  and  the  insurance 
upon  the  same  was  $8,202.  The  total  number  of  fires  was  forty-eight,  and  the 
expenditures  for  maintaining  the  Fire  Department  amounted  to  $16,879,96. 
The  most  disastrous  fire  which  occurred  within  the  history  of*  the  city,  was  the 
one  which  destroyed  the  furniture  store  of  H.  Dinwoodey,  a  few  weeks  ago,  and 
even  in  this  case  it  is  a  credit  to  the  department  to  sa)  that  no  other  adjoining 
property  was  implicated.  The  department  of  the  city  is  soon  to  build  two  new 
stations,  one  adjoining  the  old  one,  which  will  be  58  feet  front  by  36  feet  in  depth, 
of  sandstone  and  pressed  brick,  and  the  other  in  the  lumber  district,  both  fur- 
nished throughout  with  every  modern  appliance. 

The  Salt  Lake  City  Gas  Company  now  has  offices  at  22  Commercial  Street, 
and  the  plant  is  located  on  the  corner  of  Fourth  West  and  South  Temple  Streets. 
Twenty  men  are  given  employment  at  the  present  time,  and  the  company  is 
manufacturing  three  million  feet  of  gas  per  month.  The  company  was  originally 
established  in  1872,  and  is  now  officered  by  P.  L.  Williams,  President;  Frank  H. 
Dyer,  Vice-President ;  Arthur  Pratt,  Secretary. 

The  Alta  Club  is  situated  in  the  Alta  Club  Building  on  West  Second  South 
Street,  and  has  as  its  officers,  C.  P.  Mason,  President;  J.  J.  Daly,  Vice-President ; 
Walter  D.  Pavey,  Secretary;  G.  K.  Janney,  Treasurer.  The  club  was  established 
in  1883,  and  at  the  present  time  has  215  enrolled  members.  Social  amusement 
is  the  prime  object  of  the  organization,  and  the  club  takes  rank  as  the  leading 
and  most  important  body  of  its  kind  in  the  city.     The  rooms  are  handsomely 


THE   DYER  BUILDING. 


THE    CITY    OF    SALT    LAKE.  35 

equipped  throughout  with  hardwood  furniture.  An  elegant  dining  hall  is  in  con- 
nection where  guests  are  at  all  times  accommodated  with  the  luxuries  of  the 
season.  In  the  reading  department  every  periodical  of  any  importance  may  be 
found,  and  the  ladies'  reception  room  is  a  model  of  rich  arrangement  and  neat- 
ness in  every  particular;  in  fact,  the  club  is  a  credit  to  the  city  and  would  do 
grace  to  the  social  circles  of  many  eastern  cities  claiming  several  times  the  popu- 
lation of  Salt  Lake. 

The  Salt  Lake  Dramatic  Association  has  its  headquarters  in  the  Salt  Lake 
Theatre,  on  the  corner  of  First  South  and  First  East.  Charles  W.  Burton  is  the 
manager  and  president.  The  Theatre  was  first  established  in  1862  by  Brigham 
Young,  and  later,  in  1878,  was  incorporated  with  a,capital  stock  of  $150,000. 
The  building  was  erected  when  there  was  no  communication  with  the  East  ex- 
cept with  ox  teams.  Lately  an  entertainment  was  given  in  the  Theatre  byjmem- 
bers  of  the  association,  all  of  whom  are  residents  of  Salt  Lake  City,  which  proved 
decidedly  that  there  is  a  great  deal  of  musical  talent  among  our  people.  In 
fact,  Salt  Lake  City  has  an  enviable  reputation  for  producing  artists  of  no  mean 
recognizance,  and  this  association  has  done  much  to  develop  the  latent  talent 
among  new  beginners. 

"[.ANY  railroad  movements  of  importance  have  been  originated  and  partly 
consummated  during  the  past  year.  All  the  Utah  lines  in  operation  or 
contemplation  of  the  Denver  &  Rio  Grande  Western  have  been  consolid- 
@)  ated,  with  headquarters  established  at  Salt  Lake  City.  As  a  railway 
center,  all  will  concede  that  Salt  Lake  stands  at  the  head  of  western  cities,  and 
ihe  lines  of  road  reaching  out  in  every  direction,  control  for  her  the  trade  of  a 
vast  region  of  country  almost  unlimited  in  resources  and  wonderful  in  possibilities. 
All  the  inter-mountain  lines  of  the  Union  Pacific  have  been  consolidated  as  the 
Oregon  Short  Line  and  the  Utah  Northern,  with  headquarters  at  Salt  Lake  City. 
The  Union  Pacific  has  long  been  known  in  the  western  country  by  the  sig- 
nificant name  of  the  "  Pathfinder," — well  attributed  and  well  deserved.  It  is  one 
of  the  largest  and  best  equipped  roads  in  the  country,  running  thoroughly 
epuipped  trains  over  substantial  roadbeds.  The  famous  Pullman  Palace  Sleepers 
are  now  running  between  Chicago  and  western  points.  They  are  fitted  up  in 
modern  style  with  every  essential  convenience,  and  the  dining  cars  are  as  elab- 
orate in  detail  as  it  is  possible  to  make  them.  Engravings  of  scenes  along  the 
line  of  the  Union  Pacific  in  Utah  are  given  on  the  back  cover  of  this  work.  The 
Union  Pacific  is  becoming  more  and  more  an  important'adjunct  to  Salt  Lake's 
commercial  interests  every  year,  and  the  management  is  looking  forward  to  Salt 
Lake  with  favor  as  time  passes.  The  road  has  always  been  liberal  in  giving  to 
the  city  all  the  facilities  which  are  offered  by  its  immense  system  of  road,  materi- 
ally advancing  the  interests  of  our  business  community,  and  the  mutual  interests 
between  the  great  company  and  the  City  of  Salt  Lake.     This  road  is  the  great 


36  THE    CITY    OF    SALT    LAKE. 

national  highway  between  the  Atlantic  and  Pacific  Oceans,  for  speed,  comfort  and 
safety.  Through  sleeping  cars  are  run  between  Salt  Lake  City,  Chicago  and  St 
Louis  without  change,  and  tickets  sold  to  all  principal  cities  in  the  United  States 
and  Canada. 

The  Rio  Grande  Western  Railway,  running  from  Ogden  directly  through 
Salt  Lake  to  Denver,  is  far-famed  as  one  of  the  most  picturesque  and  romantic 
routes  of  any  country  in  the  world,  and  the  history  of  the  road  would  read 
almost  like  a  romance.  Mountain  summits  crowned  with  snow  greet  the  trav- 
eler's eye  on  either  side.  Arcadian  valleys,  whose  beauty  entrances  the  beholder, 
abound.  Tremendous  gorges,  of  profound  depth,  are  traversed,  Mountain  tor- 
rents flash  in  the  sunlight,  and,  all  in  all,  the  trip  over  the  mountains  from  Den- 
ver west  is  one  of  the  most  awe-inspiring  and  delightful  that  could  possibly  be 
taken  on  any  line  of  any  railway  in  the  world.  This  famous  line  is  now  becom- 
ing a  favorite  route  for  the  traveler  between  the  East  and  the  West,  and  direct 
communication  is  made  with  all  eastern  lines  at  Utah  depots,  at  Denver  and 
Pueblo,  and  at  Ogden  with  the  Southern  Pacific  and  Oregon  Short  Line  for  all 
points  in  California,  Washington  and  Oregon.  New  and  elegant  passenger 
equipped  trains  are  run,  and  speed,  safety  and  comfort  are  assured  by  modern  im- 
provements, steel  rails  and  rock  ballasts, 

Great  improvement  in  street  transportation  has  been  made  during  the  past 
year,  in  which  electricity  was  substituted  for  horse  power.  The  motor  is  now  in 
operation  on  eleven  miles  of  substantially  built  and  even  roadbed,  and  additional 
rails  will  be  laid  as  fast  as  possible,  and  in  a  short  time  the  present  system  of 
mileage  will  be  fully  doubled.  The  track  has  been  laid  for  the  rapid  transit  line 
on  the  State  Road,  and  additional  lines  are  also  under  contract  to  be  laid,  run- 
ning to  Forest  Dale,  and  a  franchise  has  been  granted  to  the  Storage  Battery 
System.  Quick  transit  on  street  railways  has  already  greatly  enhanced  the  value 
of  suburban  lands. 

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ITHIN  the  past  year  electric  lights  have  been  placed  at  the  intersection  of 
streets  in  every  part  of  the  city ;  the  fire  alarm  system  has  been  adopted  and  put 
in  operation,  and  considerable  money  and  effort  expended  to  increase  the  city- 
water  supply.  Several  new  banks,  which  have  been  more  definitely  mentioned 
on  other  pages,  have  been  started,  giving  a  liberal  addition  of  capital  to  the  com- 
merce of  the  city.  It  is  estimated  that  about  $3,000,000  is  being  placed  into 
new  buildings,  some  of  them  handsome  blocks  of  five  and  six  stories.  A  joint 
City  Hall  and  Court  House,  an  engraving  of  which  is  given  on  the  front  cover  of 
this  work,  is  also  under  contract ;  two  large  hotels,  and  many  private  residences 
in  different  parts  of  the  city  are  also  being  erected. 


THE    CITY    OF    SALT    LAKE.  39 

Among  many  other  improvements  now  in  course  of  construction,  the  Cham- 
ber of  Commerce  building,  when  completed,  will  prove  one  of  the  most  attractive 
buildings  in  this  city.  Very  shortly  after  the  Chamber  of  Commerce  was 
organized,  it  became  manifest  that  that  body  should  own  a  building  suitable  for 
all  such  purposes  as  would  come  within  the  sphere  of  its  labors.  As  soon  as 
this  want  was  made  known,  a  number  of  public  spirited  citizens  signified  their 
willingness  to  donate  sufficient  ground  upon  which  such  building  could  be 
erected.  First  and  Second  South  Streets  rivaled  each  other  in  their  proposals, 
and  finally  terminated  by  the  site  on  Second  South  Street  being  chosen  by  the 
board  of  directors  of  the  Chamber  of  Commerce.  Subscription  lists  were  at  once 
opened,  and  $50,000  subscribed  by  the  different  members  of  the  Chamber,  who 
in  order  not  to  come  in  conflict  with  those  members  of  the  Chamber  who  had 
not  subscribed,  organized  themselves  into  a  Board  of  Trade  corporation  for  the 
purpose  of  controlling  the  property.  The  Chamber  of  Commerce  has  the  right 
and  privilege  to  use  one  of  the  entire  floors  of  the  building  for  its  own  business 
purposes.  The  rest  of  the  five-story  building  will  be  rented  to  secure  the  neces- 
sary revenue,  in  order  to  pay  the  stockholders  the  interest  of  7  per  cent,  guaran- 
teed them  on  their  investment.  The  Chamber  of  Commerce  further  controls 
the  right  and  privilege  of  purchasing  the  building  from  the  Board  of  Trade  at  the 
actual  cost  of  building ;  the  corporation  thus  gaining  property  to  the  extent  of 
$100,000  for  $50,000.  The  building,  when  completed,  will  be  a  monument  to 
those  who,  since  the  Chamber  of  Commerce  was  first  organized,  devoted  more  or 
less  of  their  time  towards  pushing  public  improvements  to  the  front,  showing 
what  can  be  accomplished  by  unity  of  purpose,  Whether  this  be  applied  to  the 
erection  of  a  building,  to  the  building  of  a  railway,  or  for  any  other  work  for  the 
good  of  the  public,  the  object  lesson  is  too  apparent  not  to  be  applied  in  many 
other  directions. 

In  manufactories  considerable  has  been  done,  though  not  as  much  as  will 
be  done  in  the  next  two  years  to  come,  for  eastern  capital,  in  the  way  of  manu- 
facturing and  other  industries,  is  now  being  attracted  to  this  city  with  that  view, 
instead  of  a  view  to  speculation  in  real  estate,  and  the  market  is  therefore  begin- 
ning to  assume  a  much  more  healthy  outlook.  The  Deseret  Woolen  Mills  em- 
ploy in  the  neighborhood  of  sixty  hands,  and  now  produce  goods  to  the  value 
of  nearly  $150,000  per  year.  The  business  of  the  shoe  and  overall  factory  of 
the  Z.  C,  M.  I.  has  been  increased  fully  50  per  cent.  The  Salt  Lake  Cold  Stor- 
age Company  has  been  mentioned  on  other  pages,  and  many  other  manufacturing 
schemes  are  in  active  contemplation.  The  city  can  depend  upon  8,000,000  gal- 
lons of  water  every  twenty-four  hours,  in  the  driest  months  of  the  year,  from 
City  Creek;  from  Emigration  Creek,  1,000,000,  and  Parley's  Creek,  3,000,000. 
The  natural  reservoir  of  the  city  is  Utah  Lake,  thirty  miles  south,  and  135  feet 
higher  than  Temple  Block.  At  present,  water  for  culinary  use  and  for  sprinkling 
and  irrigation  is  derived  from  City  Creek.  The  water  is  reservoired  a  little  way 
up  City  Creek,  and  thence  carried  under  the  streets  in  pipes.  There  is  a  reser- 
voir also  at  the  intersection  of  Twelfth  East  and  First  South.     This  reservoir  has 


40  THE    CITY    OF    SALT    LAKE. 

a  capacity  of  about  6,000,000  gallons,  and  is  to  receive  its  water  from  Parley's 
Creek.  The  reservoirs  in  City  Creek  have  a  capacity  of  410,000  gallons.  Ar- 
tesian water  that  will  rise  in  a  pipe  fifteen  feet  above. the  surface  is  struck  in  two 
veins  respectively  1  50  feet  and  260  feet  underground  in  the  lower  wards  of  the 
city.  One  of  these  wells,  just  around  the  point  of  the  old  Oquirrh  Range,  be- 
yond Garfield,  throws  a  stream  six  inches  in  diameter,  twenty  feet  high,  and  it  is 
said  to  discharge  from  600  to  800  gallons  per  minute.  The  founders  of  the  city 
thoughtfully  reserved  several  ten-acre  blocks  in  different  parts  of  the  city  for 
public  parks,  such  as  the  Tenth  Ward  Square,  Washington  Square,  Pioneer 
Square,  and  Deseret  University  Square.  A  few  years  ago  the  city  bought  a  tract 
of  1,100  acres,  on  Ninth  South  between  Fifth  and  Seventh  East,  which  is  called 
Liberty  Park.  The  soil  is  rich  and  moist  and  many  trees  have  already  assumed 
cheerful  proportions,  and  dot  the  entire  scope  of  the  park  from  one  end  to  the 
other.  Walks  and  drives  have  been  constructed  and  laid  out,  and  more  improve- 
ments will  be  added  as  the  city  grows.  It  is  already  a  beautiful  public  garden, 
and  a  decided  credit  to  the  thoughtfulness  and  enterprise  of  the  instigators. 

The  Mormons  are  well  known  to  be  the  dominant  religious  sect  of  Utah, 
and  it  is  not  the  object  of  this  work  to  go  into  their  past  history,  for  that  is  too 
well  known,  or  dealing  in  detail  with  the  wonderful  and  widely-famous  buildings, 
such  as  the  Temple  and  Tabernacle,  which  have  been  erected  through  their  great 
enterprise  and  energy.  Engravings,  however,  of  these  structures  have  been  given 
on  other  pages.  The  Episcopalians  have  two  churches,  one  costing  $50,000  and 
one  $20,000.  The  Catholics  have  a  $10,000  church.  The  Methodists  have  one 
church,  which  is  an  attractive  structure,  erected  nearly  twenty  years  ago,  at  a 
cost  of  $50,000. 

The  retail  business  of  the  city  is  in  a  prosperous  and  growing  state,  though 
the  wholesale  and  jobbing  industry  is  not  by  any  means  developed  according  to 
possibilities,  though  with  the  transportation  question  properly  cleared  up,  which 
is  only  a  matter  of  a  short  time,  there  is  employment  in  the  city  for  several  mill- 
ion dollars  of  new  money  in  wholesale  and  jobbing  industries.  There  are  in 
successful  operation  in  this  city,  and  we  quote  from  the  committee  of  manufac- 
tures of  the  Salt  Lake  Chamber  of  Commerce,  "boot  and  shoe,  knitting  and 
overall  factories,  woolen  and  paper  mills,  tanneries,  fence  and  mattress  factories, 
cracker  factories,  showcase  makers  and  brick  makers,  aerated  water  works, 
roller  grist  mills,  vinegar  factories,  soap  making,  salt  refining,  chemical  works* 
glass  works,  wood  working  factories,  printing  and  book  binding,  etc.,  which  give 
■employment  to  upwards  of  thirteen  hundred  people,  and  nearly  $3,000,000  in 
money,  and  produce  considerably  more  than  $4,000,000  in  merchantable  pro- 
ducts. In  many  respect*  Utah  is  the  most  unique  and  inviting  settlement  open 
to  the  world  to-day.  The  Territory  is  on  an  eve  of  transfiguration,  and  the 
wonderful  gathering  together  in  the  Great  Salt  Lake  basin  of  attractions  in  the 
way  of  climate,  lakes,  valleys,  mountains  and  medicinal  waters,  the  manufacturable 
advantages  offered  to  induce  all  new  industries,  the  wealth  that  awaits  in  metal- 
ribbed  hills  and  fertile  vales, — these  are  a  few  of  Nature's  lavish  gifts. 


3P>- 

THE    CITY    OF    SALT    LAKE/''  43 

—  (V 

nm)  nun 

218  S.  Main  St.,  Salt  La- 
THE  CITY'S  NEWSPAPERS. 


On  the  first  printing  press  ever  conveyed  across  the  Missouri  River  the  first 
issue  of  the  Deseret  News  was  printed  on  June  15,  1850,  less  than  three  years  after 
the  first  settlement  of  Utah.  For  seventeen  years  the  paper  remained  a  weekly, 
though  during  that  period  it  was  several  times  enlarged.  In  1867  the  mail 
facilities  of  the  Territory  had  been  so  far  improved  that  a  demand  arose  for  a 
semi-weekly  edition  of  the  paper,  the  publication  of  which  was  begun  in  January, 
1866.  On  November  21,  1867,  the  first  issue  of  the  Deseret  Evening  News  ap- 
peared, and  ever  since  that  date  the  three  editions  of  the  paper,  daily,  semi-weekly 
and  weekly,  have  been  published  regularly.  On  the  beginning  of  the  year  1889 
the  form  of  the  weekly  was  changed  to  that  of  a  magazine,  which  bears  the  title 
"The  Deseret  Weekly!' 

The  News  unites  the  features  of  a  thorough,  enterprising,  conservative  news- 
paper, especially  adapted  for  the  family  circle,  with  the  functions  of  a  religious 
journal.  Its  columns  contain  the  news  of  the  world,  and  especially  of  the  Terri- 
tory, and  editorial  comments  upon  the  leading  topics  of  the  day,  foreign,  national 
and  local,  and  it  is  the  official  organ  of  the  Church  of  Jesus  Christ  of  Latter-day 
Saints. 

The  Deseret  News  establishment  has  always  been  an  important  industry  in 
the  community.  Under  its  auspices  the  manufacture  of  paper  was  begun  in  the 
year  1854,  and  has  been  continued  ever  since.  The  first  paper  produced  was 
made  by  hand,  but  about  the  year  1863  machinery  for  the  manufacture  of 
different  kinds  of  paper,  was  imported  and  set  up  in  the  building  known  as  the 
Sugar  House.  In  1884,  the  paper  mill  now  owned  and  operated  by  the  Deseret 
News  Company,  near  the  mouth  of  Big  Cottonwood  Canyon,  was  completed,  and 
since  that  time  it  has  done  much  to  supply  the  home  demand  for  print,  book 
wrapping  and  other  papers. 

In  1854,  the  first  type  produced  in  Utah  was  made  under  the  auspices  of  the 
Deseret  News,  but  it  was  not  until  during  or  about  the  year  1869  that  the  type 
foundry,  which  has  ever  since  formed  a  branch  of  the  business  connected  with 
the  Nezvs  office,  was  established.  Almost  from  the  first  founding  of  the  paper,  a 
job  department  was   connected  with  it,  and  continues  at  the  present  time. 

The  Salt  Lake  Herald,  in  national  politics  Democratic,  in  local,  People's 
party,  celebrated  its  twentieth  birthday  on  June  5th  of  the  present  year,  having 
been  organized  on  that  date  in  the  year  1870.  The  Herald  is  one  of  the  largest 
Utah  newspapers  and  is  a  bristling,  live  and  enterprising  sheet,  the  conduct  of 
which  would  do  credit  to  many  a  city  twice  the  size  of  Salt  Lake.  The  paper  is 
owned  by  an  incorporated  company,  of  which  John  T.  Caine,  the  present  delegate 
to  Congress,  is  president.  Its  regular  size  is  eight  pages,  seven  columns ;  on  • 
Sundays  its  size  is  doubled,  and  the  semi-weekly  issue,  the  big  country  paper,  is 


44  THE    CITY    OF    SALT    LAKE. 

made  up  from  eight  to  twelve  pages,  as  occasion  demands.  The  Daily  Herald 
has  a  solid  page  of  dispatches,  one-half  of  which  are  specials  from  the  big  centres, 
and  a  large  portion  of  which  are  from  its  Washington  correspondent,  where  the 
complex  Utah  question  always  furnishes  matter  of  the  most  decided  interest  to 
its  readers;  it  controls  the  exclusive  western  right  to  Bill  Nye's  articles,  and 
has  as  its  Washington  correspondent  the  world-famous  Frank  G.  Carpenter,  while 
the  gossiping  Miss  Grundy,  Jr.,  writes  on  topics  of  interest  to  female  readers  from 
the  national  capital.  Lately  the  Herald  has  become  one  of  a  syndicate  which 
sent  Fannie  B.  Ward  to  South  America  as  a  correspondent.  It  is  ably  and 
brightly  edited,  and  its  criticism  on  the  music  and  drama  especially  are  widely 
quoted.  The  Herald  is  circulated  extensively  in  Utah,  Idaho,  Wyoming  and 
Colorado.  Since  March  ist  the  Herald  has  been  printed  on  a  Goss  perfecting 
press  with  a  capacity  of  1 2,000  copies  per  hour,  the  first  perfecting  press  ever 
ordered  west  of  the  Rocky  Mountains.  The  Herald  is  edited  by  Byron  Groo  and 
managed  by  Horace  G.  Whitney. 

The  Tribune  began  as  a  weekly,  twenty  years  ago.  The  main  thought  be- 
hind it  was  a  desire  for  more  progress.  Some  members  of  the  church  began  the 
publication  of  a  little  magazine  which  finally  advanced  into  a  newspaper.  The 
struggle  was  a  very  hard  one  for  several  years,  and  it  was  some  time  before  the 
paper  paid  expenses.  At  last  it  got  upon  a  paying  basis  and  grew  to  be  the 
accepted  mouth  piece  of  the  Gentiles  of  Utah.  Its  growth  and  prosperity  have 
been  continuous  ever  since.  No  other  newspaper  in  the  United  States  ever  had 
a  rockier  fight  for  life  than  the  Tribune.  It  persevered,  and  now  holds  a  fore- 
most place  among  journals  over  a  vast  region  of  the  west.  The  Tribune  has  been 
the  able  champion  of  the  silver  question  ;  it  has  been  the  journal  most  relied  upon 
by  the  miners  of  the  west.  It  is  a  live  and  strong  newspaper  in  all  its  depart- 
ments. It  has  recently  added  one  of  the  latest,  modern  perfecting  presses  to  the 
establishment ;  it  is  about  to  build  new  quarters,  when  a  second  perfecting  press 
will  be  added.  It  is  prosperous  financially,  and  all  in  all  it  is  one  of  the  most 
largely  patronized  newspapers  published  in  any  city  of  the  same  size  in  the 
world. 

The  Salt  Lake  Daily  Times  is  now  in  its  fourth  volume.  It  has  recently 
been  greatly  improved,  having  been  enlarged  to  a  seven-column  eight-page 
paper,  with  a  Saturday  edition  of  twelve  pages.  A  new  dress  of  type  has  been 
put  on,  and  the  paper  is  now  printed  on  a  Goss  perfecting  press,  costing  $10,000, 
and  capable  of  turning  out  10,000  complete  eight-page  papers  per  hour.  The 
Times  publishes  the  Associated  Press  dispatches,  together  with  a  good  line  of 
specials  from  all  the  principal  news  centers.  Special  attention  is  given  to  city 
and  territorial  news.  The  Times  is  published  every  afternoon  at  4  p.  m.,  except 
Sunday.  It  is  the  paper  of  the  people.  It  is  opposed  to  monopoly  and  extor- 
tion, but  its  policy  is  to  treat  everybody  fairly.  The  Times  will  always  advocate 
the  material  interests  of  Salt  Lake  and  Utah.  It  is  published  by  the  Times  com- 
pany :  T.  A.  Davis,  president ;  W.  R.  Gibbs,  business  manager ;  Alfred  Sorensen, 
editor. 


THE    CITY    OF    SALT    LAKE. 


45 


REPRESENTATIVE  BUSINESS  HOUSES. 


McCornick  &  Co.,  Bankers,  150  and  152  Main  Street. — The  banking 
house  of  McCornick  &  Co.  was  originally  established  in  1873,  an^  known  under 
the  firm  name  of  White  &  McCornick,  which  expired    by    limitation  at  the 


&  CO., 

TA  >[/\s, 

ake  City, 


CHAMBER  OF  COMMERCE  BUILDING. 

end  of  two  years,  and  has  since  been  run  under  the  firm  name  of  McCornick 
&  Co.,  W.  S.  McCornick  being  the  sole  owner.  To  the  visitor,  the  house  of 
McCornick  &  Co.,  centrally  located  at  150  and  152  Main  Street,  at  once 
presents  a  solid  and  business-like  appearance.  The  office  furniture  is  all  of  hard 
finish,  and  the  entire  appointment  of  the  bank  is  thoroughly  metropolitan  in 
every  respect.     A  large  corps  of  competent  clerks  are  here  given  employment, 


46  THE    CITY    OF    SALT    LAKE. 

and  every  description  of  banking  business  is  transacted.  Exchanges  are  drawn 
direct  on  all  principal  cities  of  the  United  States  and  Europe.  The  bank  has  as 
correspondents :  Importers'  and  Traders'  National  Bank,  New  York ;  Kountze 
Bros.,  New  York ;  Commercial  National,  Chicago;  State  Bank  of  St.  Louis,  St. 
Louis ;  National  Bank  of  'Kansas  City,  Kansas  City;  American  National  Bank, 
Kansas  City;  Omaha  National  Bank,  Omaha ;  Denver  National  Bank,  Denver ; 
City  National  Bank,  Denver;  First  National  Bank,  Cheyenne;  First  National 
Bank, San  Francisco;  First  National  Bank,  Hailey;  First  National  Bank,  Helena; 
First  National  Bank,  Butte ;  Clark  &  Larabie,  Butte ;  Commercial  National  Bank, 
Ogden ;  Martin  &  Co.,  London,  England. 

This  firm  recently  purchased  the  well  known  Cunnington  corner,  being  45^ 
by  1 30  feet  on  the  corner  of  Main  and  First  South  Streets,  where  they  are  going 
to  build  a  six-story  block,  the  plans  now  being  under  consideration.  Most  of 
the  first  floor  is  to  be  used  by  them  for  a  bank  and  the  upper  stories  for  offices. 

The  State  Bank  of  Utah,  Heber  J.  Grant,  President ;  William  B.  Preston, 
Vice-President ;  Heber  M.  Wells,  Cashier. — This  important  banking  institution 
was  incorporated  on  the  5th  day  of  May,  1890,  with  a  capital  stock  of  $500,000, 
and  has  as  its  officers  and  directors  pioneer  residents  of  this  community,  gen- 
tlemen who  have  long  held  prominent  positions  in  social,  public  and  religious 
affairs.  Heber  J.  Grant  is  one  of  the  Apostles  of  the  Mormon  Church  and  has 
received  mention  heretofore  on  other  pages  of  our  work,  in  connection  with 
the  early  history  of  Zion.  He  is  the  president  of  the  Utah  Home  Life  and 
Home  Fire  Insurance  Companies;  President  of  the  Co-operative  Wagon  and  Ma- 
chine Company;  Director  of  the  Salt  Lake  Theatre ;  Director  of  the  Z.  C.  M.  I.; 
Vice-President  of  the  Salt  Lake  Herald.  William  B.  Preston  is  a  Bishop  of  the 
Mormon  Church ;  a  director  of  the  Consolidated  Implement  Company,  and 
largely  interested  in  many  other  important  local  enterprises.  Heber  M.  Wells 
is  ex-City  Recorder,  and  during  the  past  year  he  had  charge  of  the  Territorial 
Fair.  He  is  Vice-President  of  the  Salt  Lake  Dramatic  Association,  Secretary  of 
the  Deseret  Agricultural  and  Manufacturing  Association,  and  otherwise  interested 
in  many  important  commercial  affairs. 

This  bank  has  been  founded  upon  a  substantial  basis  that  gives  an  assur- 
ance of  it  becoming  one  of  the  most  important  local  factors  of  the  Territory. 

Utah  Commercial  and  Savings  Bank,  22  and  24  West  First  South  Street. 
Citizens  of  Salt  Lake  have  good  reason  to  be  proud  of  their  banking  institu- 
tions, for  they  are  all  conducted  upon  a  substantial  basis  by  gentlemen  who 
have  gained,  through  long  years  of  commercial  life,  the  confidence  of  the  people 
at  large.  The  Utah  Commercial  and  Savings  Bank  is  one  of  the  head  concerns 
of  the  city.  It  was  established  eight  months  ago  with  the  capital  stock  of 
$200,000.  The  officers  are,  Francis  Armstrong,  President;  P.  W.  Madsen,  Vice- 
President;  M.  E.  Cummings,  Cashier.  The  business  of  the  bank  is  that  of  gen- 
eral commercial  and  savings  transactions.  It  is  conducted  upon  a  conservative 
basis ;  five  competent  clerks  are  given  employment  and  the  trade  is  largely  local. 
Mr.  Armstrong  is  ex-mayor ;  he  is  also  identified  with  the  Street  Railway 
system,  with  the  new  Trust  Company  and  is  extensively  interested  in  mining. 
He  comes  originally  from  Canada.  Mr.  Madsen  is  at  the  head  of  the  well- 
known  furniture  house  bearing  his  name.  He  is  also  the  leading  instigator  of 
one  of  our  finest  business  blocks,  an  illustration  of  which  is  given  on  another 
page,  and  known  as  the  Utah  Stove  and  Hardware  Building.  Mr.  Cummings 
was  formerly  Vice-President  of  the  Utah  Stove  and  Hardware  Company. 


n:f:ro:ive 
J.  C.  MURPHY  &  CO., 

—  Manufacturers  of — 

BED  nun  urn  STAMPS, 

the  city  of  salt  lake.       218  S.  Main  St.,  Salt  l$ke  City, 

The  Utah  National  Bank,  corner  of  Main  and  First  South  Streets. — 
Commensurate  with  the  rapid  growth  and  prosperity  of  Salt  Lake  City  has 
been  the  incorporation  of  a  banking  institution  that  has  at  its  helm  business  men 
who  have  long  figured  prominently  in  the  commercial  affairs  of  the  Territory. 
This  institution  has  just  opened  its  doors  to  the  public.  It  has  a  capital  stock 
of  $200,000,  and  fifty  or  more  of  the  shareholders  are  residents  of  the  city. 
The  bank  does  a  general  banking  business  and  in  addition  has  a  number  of  safes 
to  rent  to  depositors  or  others.  The  apartments  are  located  in  the  old*  Jennings 
Block,  on  one  of  the  best  corners  in  the  city,  and  the  building  has  recently  been 
thoroughly  remodeled  and  made  convenient  for  the  purposes  of  the  bank.  The 
interior  office  fixtures  throughout  present  a  rich  appearance,  having  been  placed 
at  a  cost  of  $7,000.  The  vault  and  safe  are  of  the  most  substantial  make  and  are 
both  fire  and  burglar  proof.     The  vault  is  the  best  and  strongest  west  of  Omaha. 


SECOND  SOUTH  STREET,  LOOKING  EAST. 


The  officers  of  the  bank  are,  J.  M.  Stoutt,  President ;  C.  W.  Lyman,  Vice-Presi- 
dent; Boyd  Park,  Second  Vice-President,  and  A.  M.  Jones,  Cashier.  All  of  the 
officers  and  directors,  except  Messrs.  Stoutt  and  Jones,  are  old  residents  of  Salt 
Lake  City.  Mr.  Stoutt  is  originally  from  Ohio  and  was  engaged  in  the  banking 
business  in  that  State  for  eighteen  years.  Mr.  Jones  is  formerly  from  Kansas 
City,  but  for  the  last  ten  years  has  been  engaged  in  banking  with  Mr.  Stoutt. 

The  American  National  Bank  of  Salt  Lake. — Capital,  $250,000.  James 
H.  Bacon,  President;  H.  M,  Bacon,  Vice-President ;  F.  L.  Holland,  Cashier;  W.  B. 
Holland,  Assistant  Cashier.  The  elegant  new  structure  just  being  occupied  by 
the  American  National  Bank  of  Salt  Lake  is  one  of  the  most  modern  and  con- 
veniently arranged  buildings  erected  during  the  last  year's  building  progress  of 
Salt  Lake  City.  The  apartments  of  the  American  National  Bank  of  Salt  Lake 
are  commodious   in  every  respect  and  arranged  throughout  with  an  eye  to  the 


SCENE  ON  THE  U.  P.  RAILWAY. 


THE    CITY    OF    SALT    LAKE.  49 

expedient  transaction  of  a  general  banking  business.  The  bank  sells  ex- 
change on  the  principal  cities  of  America  and  Europe,  and  is  officered  by  gen- 
tlemen who  have  long  held  leading  positions  in  business  circles  in  the  West. 
The  bank  was  established  on  March  9,  1888,  as  the  Bank  of  Salt  Lake  and  was 
incorporated  as  the  American  National  Bank  of  Salt  Lake  in  June,  1890.  Mr, 
James  H.  Bacon,  the  president,  is  also  interested  in  many  other  important  in- 
dustries of  this  city  and  is  a  director  in  the  St.  Anthony  Canal  Company  of 
Idaho.  He  is  also  the  secretary  and  treasurer,  director  and  a  large  stockholder 
of  the  Bear  Lake  and  River  Waterworks  and  Irrigation  Company;  director  and 
stockholder  in  the  Salt  Lake  City  Railroad  Company  and  a  member  of  the 
Chamber  of  Commerce.  Prior  to  taking  up  his  residence  in  Salt  Lake  City,  Mr. 
Bacon  was  for  many  years  a  prominent  practitioner  of  law  in  Illinois.  Mr.  H. 
M.  Bacon,  the  vice-president,  is  from  Illinois,  having  carried  on  quite  an  entensive 
drug  business  prior  to  coming  to  Salt  Lake.  Messrs.  F.  L.  Holland  and  W.  B. 
Holland  are  both  originally  from  Illinois  and  are  gentlemen  thoroughly  versed  in 
the  banking  business.  The  American  National  Bank  of  Salt  Lake  is  one  of  the 
leading  banks  of  the  city  and  does  a  handsome  business.  Its  stockholders  are 
some  of  the  best  business  men  and  financiers  of  the  nation,;  and  their  aggregate 
wealth  represents  over  five  nrillion  dollars  of  capital. 

W.  S.  Henderson,  Grocer,  277  South  Main  Street. — rThis  important  and 
ably  conducted  industry,  though  recently  established,  in;  November,  1888,  is 
to-day  assuming  a  prominent  and  leading  place  in  the  trade  circles  of  the  West. 
At  the  inception  of  the  business  the  members  of  the  firm  were  Henderson  & 
Milan,  but  recently,  upon  the  retirement  of  the  latter  gentleman,  Mr.  Henderson 
assumed  the  entire  control.  At  the  present  time  a  large  .anjd  increasing  volume 
of  business  is  daily  transacted.  One  traveling  salesman  Solicits  outside  trade, 
and  eleven  clerks  are  given  employment  in  the  local  'departments.  This  is  a 
model  grocery  store  in  every  'particyjaiyit'iis  neatly  and ''attractively  arranged 
throughout  and  the  shelves  at  all. times  display  a  choice  line  of  the  best  imported 
and  domestic  fancy  groceries,  while  the  ■Storeroom  is  also  stocked  with  a  surplus 
of  everything  required  in  trade.  The  business  of- this  house  has  always  been 
in  a  flourishing  condition  and  at  the  present  time  the  reputation  is  deservedly 
given  to  Mr.  Henderson  of  being  one  of  our  most  popular  and  successful  gro- 
cers. He  is  originally  from  Leadville,  Colorado,  where  ;f$e  was  engaged  in  the 
grocery  business  from  1879  to  1885.  Just  prior  to  establishing  his  store  in  this 
city  he  was  an  extensive  cattle  rancher  and  shipper,  To  sum  it  up  it  is  safe  and 
fair  to  assume  that  the  store  of  W.  S.  Henderson  has  one  pf  the  largest  stocks 
and  controls  as  large  a  trade  as  any  of  the  line  in  Salt  Lake  City. 

The  National  Bank  of  the  Republic,.  Progress  Building.  Among  the 
many  more  important  late  additions  to  Salt  Lake  City,  the  National  Bank  of 
the  Republic  figures  of  special  interest  in  a  volume  of  this  kind.  The  bank 
was  incorporated  April  17,  1890,  with  a  capital  stock  of  $500,000.  Of 
this  amount  $100,000  has  been  subscribed  by  local  business  men  and  the 
balance  by  eastern  parties.  The  officers  are,  Frank  Knox,  President ;  L.  C.  Kar- 
rick,  Vice-President ;  J.  A.  Earls,  Cashier,  and  among  the  directors  such  well- 
known  business  men  as  Judge  J.  G.  Sutherland,  H.  L.  A.  Culmer,  T.  F.  Mulloy, 
Emanuel  Kahn,  G.  S.  Holmes,  Geo.  A.  Lowe,  and  the  officials  mentioned  above. 

The  bank  opened  its  doors  for  business  on  the  21st  of  last  May.  It  has 
the  largest  capital  stock  of  any  national  bank  in  the  Territory.  It  is  conducted 
upon  a  safe  and  conservative  basis  by  reliable  business  men  thoroughly  posted 
in  banking  details.  It  is  situated  in  commodious,  well-arranged  and  convenient 
apartments  in  one  of  the  best  business  blocks  of  the  city.     It  has  the  very  best 

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50  THE    CITY    OF   SALT    LAKE. 

of  eastern  connections,  and,  in  brief,  the  National  Bank  of  the  Republic  is  a 
credit  to  Salt  Lake  City  and  the  Territory  at  large.  Mr.  Knox,  the  president,  is 
a  new-comer,  but  he  has  been  in  the  banking  business  in  Kansas  and  Iowa  for 
the  past  fifteen  years,  and  has  long  been  known  in  banking  circles  throughout 
the  West.  Mr.  Karrick  is  an  old  resident  of  the  city,  and  one  of  our  leading 
capitalists.  He  is  connected  with  several  other  commercial  institutions  and  owns 
a  large  amount  of  valuable  city  property  in  the  form  of  real  estate  and  business 
blocks.  Mr.  Earls  is  also  a  well-known  western  banker  of  long  experience.  He 
was  engaged  in  the  business  for  many  years  in  Kansas,  but  St.  Joseph,  Mo.,  is 
his  original  home.  The  engraving  in  connection  with  this  article  accurately 
represents  the  bank's  quarters. 


THE  PROQKKSS   BUILDING. 


Geo.  M.Scott  &  Co.,  168  Main  Street.  It  has  been  the  object  of  this 
work  to  give  detailed  mention  merely  to  those  prominent  industries  that  have 
exerted  the  greatest  influence  in  developing  trade  and  commerce  of  Salt  Lake 
City,  and  directing  capital  into  the  most  expedient  channels  of  investment. 
Salt  Lake  City  is  certainly  so  situated  as  regards  trade  relations  as  to  guarantee 
the  support  of  large  retail  and  jobbing  houses  to  a  marked  degree.  The 
hardware  industry  Is  an  important  feature  in  the  mercantile  progress  in  this  city, 
and  an  element  which  has  greatly  tended  to  the  city's  reputation  as  a  commer- 
cial point.  The  house  of  George  M.  Scott  &  Co.  receives  special  space  on  this 
page,  both  from  the  extent  of  its  transactions,  and  from  the  high  esteem  in  which 
it  is  held  by  the  business  community.     The  house  was  founded  in    1871  by 


THE    CITY    OF    SALT    LAKE.  5  I 

Messrs.  Scott  &  Dunham.  Later  they  were  succeeded  by  the  present  firm,  which 
became  incorporated  with  Geo.  M.  Scott,  President ;  Jas.  Glendinning,  Vice-Pres- 
ident, and  H.  S.  Rumfield,  Secretary.  The  store  which  the  company  occupy  is 
a  commanding  four-story  building,  and  one  of  the  most  handsome  structures  in 
the  city.  It  is  stocked  with  a  choice  line  of  heavy  and  shelf  hardware,  such  as 
stoves,  ranges  and  heaters,  and  tin  and  copper  goods  of  all  kinds.  They  handle 
all  of  the  leading  brands  of  stoves,  and,  in  fact,  the  house  are  peers  in  enterprise, 
energy  and  modern  views  *  of  the  leading  and  largest  concerns  of  the  West. 
The  trade  extends  throughout  Utah,  Montana,  Wyoming  and  Nevada.  They 
are  agents  for  the  Dodge  wood  pulley,  Buffalo  Scale  Co.,  Rand  drills,  Blake 
compression  steam  pumps,  California  Cap  Co.,  also  engines,  boilers,  mining,  mill- 
ing and  smelting  machinery.  Geo.  M.  Scott  personally  has  long  held  a  fore- 
most place  politically  as  well  as  commercially  in  the  public  esteem  of  our  city. 
He  is  the  present  mayor  of  Salt  Lake  and  was  elected  during  the  recent  election 
mpon  the  Liberal  ticket. 

Remington,  Johnson  &  Co.,  Wholesale  Grocers,  18  and  20  West  Second 
South.  This  firm  holds  undisputed  rank  as  being  the  leading,  largest  and  most 
popular  wholesale  grocery  house  of  the  Territory.  The  business  was  established 
originally  by  Walker  Bros.,  over  twenty  years  ago,  and  at  that  time  Remington, 
Johnson  &  Co.  were  in  the  same  business  in  Nevada.  Lately  they  have  bought 
out  the  entire  interest  of  Walker  Bros,  and  have  ever  since  been  adding  to  the 
capacity  of  the  house  and  enlarging  their  territory  of  trade.  At  the  present 
time  they  send  three  traveling  salesmen  throughout  Idaho,  Nevada,  Utah  and 
Wyoming,  whilst  nine  men  are  given  employment  in  the  local  departments. 
A  capital  stock  of  #175,000  is  involved,  and  a  specialty  is  made  of  fine  gro- 
ceries, cigars  and  Idanha  waters.  W.  H.  Remington  is  the  President  of  the 
Salt  Lake  Soap  Company,  President  of  the  Diamond  Kyune  Stone  Company, 
and  one  of  the  trustees  of  the  public  schools.  He  has  lived  in  the  West  for 
over  twenty  years.  H.  Johnson  is  originally  from  Massachusetts,  but  he  immi- 
grated to  this  portion  of  the  western  country  over  a  quarter  of  a  century  ago. 
M.  D.  Foley,  the  other  member  of  the  firm,  is  identified  with  the  banking  inter- 
ests of  Nevada,  and  he  is  also  interested  in  mining  and  ranching,  as  are  the 
other  gentlemen,  Messrs.  Remington  and  Johnson.  J.  W.  Lawrence  is  head 
salesman  and  manager.  He  has  been  with  the  firm  six  years,  and  in  the  West 
for  twenty  years.  Mr.  Lawrence  is  a  New  Yorker.  The  house  of  Remington, 
Johnson  &  Co.  is  centrally  located  in  the  business  portion  of  the  city,  and  con- 
stantly carries  a  full  stock  of  the  best  general  groceries,  both  staple  and  fancy. 

Little,  Roundy  &  Co.,  Importers  and  Jobbers,  Crockery,  China  and  Glass- 
ware, 54  Main  Street.  The  representative  industry  of  its  line  in  Salt  Lake 
City  and  the  one  that  here  receives  special  mention  for  that  reason,  is  the 
above  enterprise,  popularly  known  as  Little,  Roundy  &  Co.  The  business 
was  first  established  in  1877,  by  Little  &  Roundy  with  a  stock  of  #4,000.  On 
the  fourth  day  of  April,  1888,  the  company  was  incorporated  with  a  capital  stock 
of  #20,000  and  the  following  officers  elected :  A.  Roundy,  President  and  Man- 
ager; J.  C.  Roundy,  Vice-President ;  H.  B.  Clawson,  Jr.,  Secretary  and  Treasurer. 
Besides  the  foregoing,  the  board  of  directors  is  composed  of  C  L.  Clawson,  N.  V. 
Reinsimar  and  F.  C.  Little.  The  apartments  of  the  company  at  54  Main  Street 
are  completely  stocked  with  a  choice  line  of  goods,  comprising  crockery,  china, 
glassware,  cutlery  and  lamp  goods,  Rogers  Bros.'  silver-plated  ware,  oil  and  gas 
fixtures,  all  artistically  arranged  and  presenting  an  attractive  and  model  store  in 
every  particular.  Five  competent  clerks  are  given  employment  in  the  local  de- 
partment and  two  traveling  salesmen  solicit  the  wholesale  trade  throughout  Utah, 


52  THE    CITY    OF    SALT    LAKE. 

Idaho  and  Nevada.  Mr.  A.  Roundy  is  a  native  of  New  York,  He  immigrated 
into  Utah  in  the  early  days  of  187 1  and  at  once  engaged  in  the  crockery,  china 
and  glassware  business.     His  wife,  Mrs,  J.  C.  Roundy,  is  the  vice-president  of  the 


company.  H.  B.  Clawson,  Jr.,  claims  Salt  Lake  City  as  his  native  home  and 
during  his  business  career  he  has  been  actively  engaged  in  many  important  com- 
mercial enterprises.  First  with  the  Z.  C.  M.  I,  as  an  employee,  afterwards  be- 
coming assistant  cashier  of  this  institution  ;  following  this  he  engaged  in  the 
agricultural  implement  business  until  1884,  when   he  entered   the  firm  of  Little, 


THE    CITY    OF    SALT    LAKE.  53 

Roundy  &  Co.  Mr.  Clawson  is  a  stockholder  in  the  Deseret  National  Bank, 
also  the  Utah  Commercial  and  Savings  Bank,  and  extensively  interested  in  cattle 
raising.  Mrs.  Roundy  is  a  stockholder  in  the  Deseret  National  Bank,  and  Mr. 
Roundy  is  a  stockholder  in  the  Commercial  Savings  Bank. 

The  Walker  House,  Main  Street,  between  Second  and  Third  South  Streets^ 
This  is  the  most  centrally  located,  and  unquestionably  the  most  popular, 
hotel  of  Salt  Lake.  The  leading  public  men  as  well  as  theatrical  people,  and 
the  traveling  public  generally,  make  this  hotel  their  rendezvous  while  sojourn- 
ing in  the  city.  The  hotel  is  conducted  upon  thoroughly  modern  principles  by 
those  who  have  had  the  advantage  of  valuable  experience,  and  the  halls  and 
offices  are  substantially  and  cheerfully  fitted  up,  as  are  also  the  parlors  and  din- 
ing room ;  these  are  supplied  with  elegant  furniture,  and  are  spacious  and  well 
lighted.  There  are  one  hundred  and  twenty  rooms  in  the  building,  all  well  ven- 
tilated and  kept  in  a  cleanly  manner.  The  dining  room  is  continually  supplied 
with  the  delicacies  of  the  season,  and  the  service  is  all  that  could  be  expected 
of  a  first-class  hotel.  G.  S.  Erb  has  been  in  the  hotel  business  here  ever  since 
1870.  He  is  also  the  proprietor  of  the  Metropolitan  Hotel,  a  three-story  build- 
ing situated  upon  the  corner  of  Third  South  and  West  Temple  Street.  This  is 
also  a  model  hotel,  handsomely  furnished  and  under  the  efficient  management  of 
W.  H.  Erb. 

Mason  &  Co.,  Wholesale  and  Retail  Dealers  in  Lumber,  Doors,  Windows, 
Glass  and  Nails.  Office  and  yards,  225  West  South  Temple,  between  First  and 
Second  West  Streets.  This  important  industry  involves  a  capital  stock  of  from 
$66,000  to  $70,000  and  controls  an  extensive  trade  throughout  the  city  and 
Territory.  Twenty-five  hands  are  given  employment,  and  a  specialty  is  made 
of  Eastlake  window  and  door  casings.  The  company  is  one  of  the  most  popular 
and  prosperous  of  Salt  Lake  City,  having  been  established  for  the  past  twelve 
years.  H.  P.  Mason  is  the  originator  and  senior  member.  He  is  a  native  of 
New  York,  but  came  here  in  the  early  days  of  '7 1  direct  from  California,  where 
he  was  previously  manufacturing  lumber.  This  business  he  has  followed  all  his 
life,  and  is  certainly  one  of  the  pioneers  of  the  line — thoroughly  experienced  in 
every  detail.  The  company  wholesale  and  retail  in  large  amounts,  lumber,  doors, 
windows,  blinds,  glass  and  nails,  rustic  sidings,  T.  and  G.  flooring,  lath,  shingles, 
Eastlake  doors  and  finish,  pressed  hardwood  blocks,  fancy  glass,  done  in  lead 
and  silver  bar.  The  yards,  located  at  225  West  South  Temple,  are  very  ex- 
tensive, covering  the  length  of  a  block,  being  140x330  feet  in  area,  and  here  is 
at  all  times  stored  large  amounts  of  lumber.  Last  year  they  handled  about 
eight  hundred  car  loads.  Most  of  the  Oregon  lumber  is  fir,  but  the  California 
lumber  is  composed  of  both  pine  and  fir.  This  is  the  only  yard  in  the  city  that 
is  at  all  times  prepared  to  fill  orders  for  both  California  and  Oregon  lumber, 
and  greatly  is  it  attributed  to  this  fact  that  the  company  does  the  largest  business 
in  Salt  Lake. 

F.  Auerbach  &  Bro.,  146  Main  Street.  This  house  is  the  leading,  largest 
and  oldest  concern  of  the  kind  in  the  city,  and  the  name  of  F.  Auerbach  has  as 
prominent  a  bearing  in  trade  circles  throughout  Utah  as  that  of  any  other  western 
business  man.  The  firm  of  F.  Auerbach  &  Bro.  was  originally  established  in  the 
early  days  of  1864.  They  give  employment  to  a  full  force  of  nearly  fifty  com- 
petent clerks  and  book-keepers  and  send  two  traveling  salesmen  to  solicit  the 
outside  trade  throughout  Utah  and  adjoining  sections.  The  house  carries  the 
largest  stock  of  general  merchandise  of  any  firm  with 'the  exception  of  the  Z. 
C.  M.  I.  in  Utah  ;  this  embraces  everything  in  the  line  of  millinery  and  fancy 
goods;  children's  clothing  and  furnishing  goods  ;  boots,  shoes,  hats  and  notions, 


54  THE    CITY    OF    SALT    LAKE. 

and  general  wholesale  and  retail  dry  goods,  carpets,  curtains,  etc.  A  specialty 
is  made  of  fine  dry  goods.  The  Messrs.  Auerbach  Bros,  have  been  residents  of 
Salt  Lake  City  since  1864,  at  which  time  they  removed  here  from  Nevada. 
They  are  prominently  identified  as  actual  owners  of  much  valuable  city  real 
estate,  and  are  also  extensively  interested  in  ranching  and  sheep  raising.     F.  H. 


GIANT'S  CAVE,  NEAR  GARFIELD  BEACH. 


and  S.  H.  Auerbach  rank  high  among  the  wealthiest  and  most  representative 
business  men  in  the  West.  Their  store  is  located  in  the  most  central  part  of  the 
city  on  Main  Street.  Messrs.  F.  Auerbach  &  Bro.  are  the  owners  of  that  new 
and  commodious  structure  opposite  their  store  and  known  as  the  Progress  Build- 
ing, of  which  an  engraving  is  given  on  another  page. 


THE    CITY    OF    SALT    LAKE.  55 

Bast-Terry  Mercantile  Co.,  No.  142  Main  Street.  This  company  of  hat- 
ters and  furnishers  was  incorporated  January  4,  1890,  under  the  name  of  Bast, 
Marshall  &  Co.,  with  a  capital  stock  of  #50,000  and  later,  in  May,  the  following 
named  officials  were  elected  :  A.  G.  Bast,  President ;  E.  D.  Woodruff,  First  Vice- 
President;  J.  H.  Brown,  Second  Vice-President;  L.  L.  Terry,  Secretary  and 
Treasurer;  the  firm  name  then  changing  to  that  of  the  above.  The  business 
to  which  this  institution  succeeded  was  originally  established  by  W.  H. 
Yearian  and  through,  these  years  it  has  become,  under  its  present  capable  man- 
agement, one  of  the  most  prominent  of  the  enterprises  of  this  city,  a  thoroughly 
modern  and  complete  establishment  doing  business  on  an  extensive  scale.  The 
store  caters  to  the  best  custom  and  has  long  been  recognized  as  the  leading  one 
in  the  line  of  hats  and  men's  furnishings,  they  are  sole  agents  for  the  celebrated 
Miller's  (New  York)  hats,  and  Christy's  and  Lincoln,  Bennett  &  Co.'s  of  Lon- 
don, than  which  none  rank  higher  in  the  fashionable  trade.  This  company  are 
also  proprietors  of  the  Troy  Steam  Laundry,  the  largest  concern  of  its  kind  in 
the  city.  Sixty  hands  are  given  employment  and  a  specialty  is  made  of  fine 
work  in  the  linen  department,  the  class  of  work  which  they  execute  having  a 
reputation  second  to  none  in  the  West.  They  have  a  particularly  high  reputa- 
tion among  leading  hotels,  and  can  number  among  their  patrons  all  the  more 
important  hotels  of  the  city.  There  is  no  institution  of  the  kind  in  the  West  that 
is  better  equipped  and  conducted  by  more  experienced  and  scientific  men  in  the 
art.  They  practically  ccntrol  the  trade  in  their  line  and  have  facilities  way 
beyond  all  others  for  doing  so.  The  company  are  building  a  new  laundry  on 
Sixth  East,  between  Fourth  and  Fifth  South,  a  two-story  and  basement  brick 
building,  50x200  feet  in  dimensions,  and  when  completed  it  will  be  one  of  the 
largest,  costliest  and  most  thoroughly  equipped  laundries  in  the  West. 

Kelsey  &  Gillespie,  Real  Estate  and  Loans,  26  West  Second  South  Street. 
The  firm  of  Kelsey  &  Gillespie  is  one  of  the  oldest  and  best  known,  and  is 
certainly  the  leading  firm  of  its  kind  in  Salt  Lake  City.  Both  members  have 
long  been  actively  interested  in  building  up  Salt  Lake  City,  to  the  enviable  posi- 
tion which  she  holds  to-day  among  the  galaxy  of  western  cities.  They  have 
shown  their  public  spiritedness  in  many  ways  and  hold  the  confidence  and  esteem 
or  the  entire  community.  J.  K.  Gillespie  was  honored  with  the  office  of  Vice- 
President  of  the  Chamber  of  Commerce,  which  he  held  and  performed  the  duty 
of  in  a  satisfactory  manner  during  one  term.  This  business  was  originally  es- 
tablished in  1877,  by  Eli  B.  Kelsey.  It  was  then  known  as  Kelsey  &  Son,  but 
some  time  afterward  changed  to  Kelsey  &  Gillespie.  They  keep  three  clerks 
constantly  busy  in  their  employ  and  are  transacting  a  rapidly  increasing  business 
as  the  city  expands.  Both  gentlemen,  Lewis  P.  Kelsey  and  J.  K.  Gillespie,  were 
born,  raised  and  received  their  early  education  in  the  Territory  of  Utah. 

Calder's  Music  Palace,  Pianos  and  Organs,  45-7  West  First  South  Street. 
— This  is  one  of  the  most  modern,  enterprising  and  successful  business  houses 
of  the  West,  and  represents  the  leading  manufacturers,  such  as  Steinway  &  Sons, 
Steck  &  Co.,  Mason  &  Hamlin,  Hardman,  and  Kimball  &  Co,  and  for  reason  of 
their  prominence  in  trade  circles  they  receive  special  notice  on  this  page  of  the 
"  Industries  of  Salt  Lake  City."  The  business  is  now  carried  on  by  the  execu- 
tors of  the  D.  O.  Calder  Estate :  Messrs.  Joseph  E.  Taylor,  David  G.  Calder, 
Dan  H.  Calder,  B.  B.  Young  and  David  Smellie,  The  company  has  a  capital  stock 
of  $70,000  and  deals  extensively  in  all  kinds  of  pianos  and  organs  and  are  also 
importers  and  jobbers  of  band  instruments  and  general  musical  merchandise. 
They  have  resident  agents  all  over  the  Territory  and  traveling  representatives  in 
adjoining  Territories.     They  give  employment  to  six  clerks  in  the  local  depart- 


THE    CITY    OF    SALT    LAKE.  57 

ment,  and  the  total  business  of  the  company  amounts  to  over  $60,000  annually. 
This  house  was  originally  established  in  1 860  by  D.  O.  Calder,  who  prior  to  his 
death,  a  few  years  ago,  was  closely  identified  with  the  historical  and  business 
prosperity  of  Utah,  and  was  moreover  the  patron  saint  of  a  great  musical  taste 
and  talent  which  this  Territory  possesses  in  so  marked  a  degree.  Mr.  Calder 
was  for  several  years  managing  editor  of  the  Deseret  News,  introducing  in  the 
office  electroplating,  lithographing,  improvements  in  the  paper  mills,  and  a  com- 
plete system  in  every  department  of  the  paper.  Possessing  in  a  large  degree  the 
organizing  ability,  his  influence  and  aid  has  been  sought  in  every  department  of 
active  industry  which  the  Territory  took  hold  of  in  the  early  days.  When 
Brigham  Young  was  governor  and  was  managing  the  Indian  affairs,  Mr.  Calder's 
assistance  in  the  accounts  sent  to  Washington,  greatly  aided  the  reputation  those 
papers  had  of  being  the  most  exact  of  the  kind  ever  received  by  the  government. 
The  building  occupied  by  Calder's  Musical  Palace  is  a  commodious  and  conve- 
niently located  structure,  30x90  feet  in  dimension,  with  three  stories  and  a  base- 
ment. Under  the  supervision  of  Dan  H.'  Calder,  son  of  the  late  D.  O.  Calder, 
the  house  has  manufactured  a  new  piano,  in  fact  the  first  that  has  ever  been  made 
in  this  Territory.  This  instrument  has  been  examined  by  many  expert  judges, 
who  are  unanimous  in  pronouncing  it  equal  to  the  best  in  regard  to  tone  and 
action.  All  the  executors  of  this  estate  are  prominently  connected  in  many 
other  important  commercial  enterprises  as  well  as  with  the  public  interests  of  the 
city.  David  O.  Calder  was  a  Scotchman  by  birth,  and  for  eight  years  was  an 
active  member  of  the  City  Council  here, 

Co-operative  Wagon  and  Machine  Co. — This  important  industry  has  ex- 
isted as  an  important  aid  in  developing  the  trade  and  commercial  resources  of 
Zion  ever  since  she  commenced  to  assume  the  dignified  proportions  of  a  city. 
The  company  was  established  in  1884  with  a  capital  of  $300,000,  of  which 
$250,000  is  paid  up,  and  to-day  it  is  acknowledged  to  be  the  largest  of  the  kind 
in  Utah,  and  there  are  none  in  the  country  that  assume  a  higher  position.  The 
trade  is  located  chiefly  in  Utah  and  Idaho.  The  building  occupied  and  owned 
by  the  company  has  a  frontage  of  200  feet.  They  handle  the  leading  and  most 
popular  goods,  such  as  :  Bain  and  Mitchell  wagons,  Walter  A.  Wood's  harvesting 
machines,  John  Deere  Moline  steel  plows,  Oliver  &  Gale  chilled  plows,  Russell 
&  Co.'s  threshers,  engines  and  saw-mills,  hay  rakes,  lawn  mowers,  F.  C.  Austin 
&  Co.'s  well  boring  machines,  and  a  full  stock  of  extras  acccompanying  these 
goods.  All  of  the  goods  purchased  by  this  house  are  obtained  direct  from  the 
manufacturers ;  this  gives  them  every  advantage  in  competing  with  similar 
eastern  institutions,  and  gives  them  a  decided  peerage  over  western  antagonists. 
The  company  has  branches  at  Ogden  and  Logan  as  well  as  Salt  Lake,  and  in 
their  various  departments  they  employ  eighteen  hands.  The  officers  are  :  Heber 
J.  Grant,  President ;  J.  F.  Grant,  General  Manager ;  R.  8.  Wells,  Secretary  and 
Treasurer;  George  T.  Odell,  Assistant  Manager;  E.  T.  Woolley,  Manager  at 
Ogden  ;  A.  G.  Barber,  Manager  at  Logan ;  M.  D.  Wells,  Manager  Montpelier 
Branch  ;  G.  G.  Wright,  Manager  Eagle  Reck  Branch.  These  gentlemen  have 
been  spoken  of  in  connection  with  other  leading  enterprises,  and  have  all  been* 
long  and  favorably  recognized  as  leaders  in  commercial  affairs  of  Salt  Lake 
City. 

The  Home  Coal  Company,  No.  22  East  First  South  Street. — This  import- 
ant industry,  which  has  exerted  a  wide  influence  in  the  development  of  the  trade 
and  commerce  of  Salt  Lake  City,  was  established  and  duly  incorporated  in  1880 
with  a  capital  stock  of  $250,000.  The  officers  are:  R.  C.  Chambers,  President; 
and  F.  A.  Mitchell,  Secretary  and   Treasurer ;  both  of  whom   are  old  residents, 


58  THE    CITY    OF    SALT    LAKE. 

having  long  figured  prominently  in  commercial  and  social  circles  of  this  com- 
munity. The  company  are  miners  and  dealers  of  the  famous  Weber  coal,  an 
article  that  justly  holds  a  high  reputation  of  superiority  throughout  the  sur- 
rounding country  where  it  is  sold  extensively.  The  company  is  the  largest  one 
of  its  kind  in  Salt  Lake  and  from  130  to  150  hands  are  constantly  required  in 
the  employ.  Mr.  Chambers  is  one  of  our  leading  capitalists.  He  is  a  heavy 
stockholder  and  an  officer  in  the  Ontario   Mining  and  Smelting  Co.,  Park  City  ; 


SCENE  ON  THE  R.  G.  W.  RAILWAY. 


President  of  the  Board  of  Trade,  Salt  Lake  City ;  Vice-President  of  the  Salt 
Lake  City  Railroad ;  and  otherwise  interested  in  local  banking  and  general  com- 
mercial enterprises.  Mr.  Mitchell  immigrated  to  the  West  and  settled  with  the 
early  pioneers  in  1854.  For  a  long  time  he  was  interested  in  the  merchandise 
business,  but  since  1880  he  has  given  his  entire  attention  to  the  management  of 
the  Home  Coal  Company.  The  mines  of  the  company  are  located  in  Summit 
County,  Utah,  and  are  the  most  extensive  in  the  Territory,  supplying  the  Ontario 
Mining  Company  and  Park  City  with  all  coal  used  at  those  points. 


THE    CITY    OF   SALT    LAKE.  59 

E.  F.  Jones  &  Co.,  Real  Estate  Brokers. — In  recording  merely  the  lead- 
ing industries  of  the  city,  we  are  doing  full  justice  to  the  object  of  this  volume 
when  we  give  special  mention  to  the  well-known  and  successful  firm  of  E.  F. 
Jones  &  Co.,  for  they  have  long  held  a  prominent  position  in  the  trade  circles  of 
Salt  Lake  City,  as  being  leading,  active  and  influential  real  estate  brokers.  The 
firm  have  two  desirable  additions  across  the  Jordan,  called  Avondale  and  Garden 
City  Plaf'D."  They  are  also  part  owners  of  Belmont;  also  part  owners  Villa 
Park  Addition,  on  Third  East,  near  Liberty  Park.  The  trade  of  the  company 
has  been  very  large,  especially  during  the  past  year,  having  extended  all  over 
the  city  and  into  many  portions  of  the  surrounding  territory,  E.  F.  Jones  and 
W.  E.  Crutcher  are  natives  of  Illinois,  and  E.  D.  Jones  is  from  New  Brunswick. 
The  business  was  first  known  two  years  ago,  when  it  was  established  by  E.  F. 
Jones,  but  upon  the  first  of  last  February  Mr.  Crutcher  and  E.  D.  Jones  were 
admitted,  thus  forming  the  firm  of  E.  F.  Jones  &  Co. 

The  Conklin  Ore  Sampling  Works,  126  and  128  Main  Street. — Seven- 
teen years  ago  this  well-known  and  flourishing  industry  was  established  by  J.  C. 
Conklin.  The  business  enjoyed  a  continuous  and  hearty  growth  and  in  1885 
the  company  was  incorporated  with  a  capital  stock  of  $22,000.  At  the  present 
time  fifteen  hands  are  given  employment  and  the  trade  extends  generally 
throughout  the  West.  This  concern  assumes  a  prominent  place  among  the 
largest  and  most  important  of  its  kind  in  the  western  country.  The  works  are 
certainly  the  most  extensive  and  the  business  transacted  is  greater  than  that  of 
any  other  similar  industry  in  this  Territory.  At  the  time  the  company  was  in- 
corporated J.  C.  Conklin  withdrew  and  the  management  has  since  then  been  in 
the  hands  of  F.  O.  Horn,  Vice-President,  and  C.  B.  Markland,  Secretary  aud 
Superintendent.  Mr.  Horn  has  been  connected  with  the  company  since  1880. 
Previous  to  this  time  for  fifteen  years  he  was  in  the  government  employ  in  con- 
nection with  the  pay  department  and  the  postoffice  department.  He  was  also 
engaged  in  banking  for  four  years.  Mr.  Horn's  business  experience  has  been 
active  and  very  varied,  and  his  interests  have  always  been  closely  identified  with 
those  of  the  city  at  large.  At  the  present  time  he  is  Secretary  of  the 
Salt  Lake  Stock  Exchange  and  an  extensive  stockholder  in  a  leading  mining 
company.  C.  B.  Markland,  the  efficient  Secretary  and  Superintendent,  is  giving 
his  active  attention  to  the  general  management  of  affairs,  and  it  is  largely  owing 
to  his  efforts  that  the  company  holds  the  place  it  does  to-day  in  commercial  cir- 
cles. Mr.  Markland  is  also  largely  interested  in  mines  and  was  formerly  for 
many  years  engaged  in  railroad  service.  Both  of  these  gentlemen  are  well- 
known  and  influential  citizens  and  have  a  deep  interest  in  the  progress  and  de- 
velopment of  Salt  Lake  City's  trade  and  commerce.  The  works  of  this  com- 
pany are  located  between  the  Utah  &  Nevada  and  Union  Pacific  Railway  Depots. 
They  are  complete  in  every  particular,  supplied  with  all  essential  machinery  and 
conducted  upon  scientific  principles. 

The  Inter-Mountain  Electric  Company,  128  Main  Street. — This  com- 
pany, though  just  established  on  the  5th  day  of  April,  1890,  was  founded  upon 
a  substantial  basis  by  well-known  western  business  men  of  whom  the  presiding 
officers  comprise  the  following:  S.  F.  Fenton,  President;  C  H.  Kraft,  Vice- 
President;  and  G.  C.  Fenton,  Manager.  It  is  the  intention  of  the  company 
within  a  short  time  to  incorporate  with  a  liberal  capital  stock.  The  increase  of 
orders  within  the  last  few  weeks  has  been  fully  up  to  their  most  sanguine  ex- 
pectations, and  customers  are  already  registered  upon  their  books  from  many 
parts  of  Utah,  Idaho,  Montana  and  Wyoming.  The  company  at  the  present 
time  find  employment  for  six  competent  assistants  and  have  with  them  in  the 


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THE    CITY    OF    SALT    LAKE. 


person  of  S.  F.  Fenton  the  most  experienced  and  practical  electrician  in  the 
West.  Mr.  Fenton  has  been  a  resident  of  the  western  country  for  twenty-five 
years  and  has  actively  followed  his  profession  for  over  thirty  years.  He  was 
the  General  Freight  and  Passenger  Agent  of  the  Utah  &  Nevada  Railroad  until 
the  latter  was  absorbed  by  the  Union  Pacific.     At  different  times  during  his  busi- 


ness life  he  has  held  important  positions  with  different  railroad  and  electrical 
companies.  He  put  in  the  first  electric  light  plant  in  the  Territory  at  the  Great 
Basin  Mining  and  Smelting  Company's  works  and  also  the  first  telephone  line  in 
the  city.  Mr.  Kraft  is  a  resident  of  New  York  City  and  is  a  half-owner  in  the 
New  York  Elbow  Company.  Mr.  G.  C.  Fenton  has  been  a  resident  of  the 
western  country  for  the  past  ten  years  and  prior  to  engaging  in  the  present  busi- 


THE    CITY    OF    SALT    LAKE.  6 1 

ness  he  was  employed  by  the  Union  Pacific  Railroad  for  six  years  and  by  the 
Northern  Pacific  for  two  years,  most  of  the  time  as  station  agent  and  operator. 
This  company  conservatively  expect  when  in  full  running  order  to  do  the  largest 
business  of  any  similar  enterprise  in  the  West.  The  company  are  dealers  in  elec- 
trical supplies  of  every  description,  electric  lighting,  hotel  annunciators,  fire  and 
burglar  alarms,  electric  motors,  etc.,  and  furnish  estimates  for  all  kinds  of  elec- 
trical work. 

Taylor,  Romney,  Armstrong  Co.,  Lumber  Yard,  Manufacturers  and  Build- 
ers, 301  and  303  West  South  Temple  Street. — Among  the  leading  and  most  im- 
portant commercial  enterprises  of  the  "  City  of  Zion  "  is  this  of  Taylor,  Rom- 
ney, Armstrong  Co.  The  members  are  old  pioneer  settlers  in  these  parts,  and 
are  influential  business  men  connected  with  our  "leading  banks  and  other  import- 
ant enterprises.  The  company  was  established  twenty-one  years  ago,  and  in- 
corporated in  February,  1887,  with  a  capital  stock  of  $100,000.  Forty  men 
are  at  the  present  time  given  employment,  and  the  trade  extends  all  over  the  city 
and  Territory.  The,  officers  of  the  company  are:  G,  H.  Taylor,  President  and 
Assistant  Manager ; 'F.  Armstrong,  Vice-President ;  Geo.  Romney,  Manager  ;  G. 
E.  Romney,  Secretary  and  Treasurer.  The  company  manufacture  all  kinds  of 
sash,  doors,;  etc.,  and  deal  in  all  kinds  of  building  material,  builders'  hardware, 
etc.  The  lumberyards  are  at  all  times  filled  with  choice  grades  of  lurnber,  and 
the  general  Offices  are  located  one  block  east  of  the  Utah  Central  Railway 
depot.  Mr.  Taylor  and  Mr.  Armstrong  are  among  the  oldest  residents  of  this 
city,  having  immig'ratedliere  oyer  thirty  years  ago.  The  former  is  a  director  in 
the  Sears  &  Liddle  Glass  Co.;  the  latter  was  the  past  mayor  of  the  city,  and  is 
now  President  of  the  Utah,  Commercial  Bank;  George  Romney  has  lived  in 
Salt  Lake  City  for  forty  years,  and  during  this  time  has  been  the  trusted  advo- 
cate of  th.e  tpeople  in  many  prominent  positions.  He  was  city  councilman  for 
two  years,  &ftd  city  building  inspector  for  four  years,  and  is  also  one  of  the  di- 
rectors of.  the  Deseret  Bank.  G.  A.  Romney  has  been  with  the  company  about 
one  and  a  half  years,  and  previously  he  was  connected  with  the  Z.  C.  M.  I. 

Edward  B.  Wicks,  Real  Estate  Investments,  252  South  Main  Street. — 
This  business  was  established  a  little  over  one  year  ago  and  the  trade  now  is 
mostly  in  the  southwestern  portion  of  the  city,  consisting  of  lots  and  additions: 
Mr.  Wicks  iis  extensively  interested  in  ranching  and  cattle  raising  in  Colorado, 
He  handles. some  very  desirable  pieces  of  property,  and  his  business  has  always 
been  on  a  healthy  and  satisfactory  increase.  His  name  is  a  sufficient  guarantee 
of  good  faith.  He  is  the  agent  for  Poplar  Grove  and  Albert  Place  additions  to 
Salt  Lake  City. 

Dunford  &  Ellerbeck,  140  Main  Street. — It  is  the  object  of  this  volume 
to  record  in  a  historically  correct  manner  those  houses  which  hold,  and  have 
held  for  years,  the  leading  position,  and  which  control  the  most  extensive  trade. 
Though  our  work  is  intended  chiefly  for  the  wholesale  and  jobbing  industries  of 
the  city,  still  it  is  becoming  and  meet  that  we  should  give  mention  to  a  firm  that 
is  as  well  and  favorably  known  as  this  of  Dunford  &  Ellerbeck,  representing  the 
professional  branch  of  industry.  Dr.  A,  B.  Dunford,  the  senior  member  of  the 
firm,  established  himself  in  business  here  in  1870,  and  since  then  his  name  has 
been  intimately  associated  with  progressive  surgical  dentistry  in  the  West.  He 
is  the  oldest  practicing  dentist  in  Utah,  and  has  had  twenty-seven  years'  experi- 
ence, and  during  this  time  he  has  divided  his  attention  with,  and  educated  three 
students :  Dr.  Geo.  Ellerbeck,  H.  W.  Richards  and  C.  M.  Cannon.  The  former 
gentleman,  Dr.  Geo.  Ellerbeck,  after  serving  three  years  in  Dr.  Dunford's  office, 
spent  two  years  at  the  Philadelphia  Dental  College  and  Hospital  of  Oral  Surgery 


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THE    CITY    OF    SALT    LAKE. 


and  one  year  at  the  Medical  Surgical  College  of  Pennsylvania,  was  admitted  into 
partnership  with  Dr.  Dunford  on  the  15th  day  of  April,  1889.  Dr.  Ellerbeck 
was  always  a  close  student  and  graduated  with  honors.  The  firm  control  a  trade 
which  is  generally  reputed  to  be  the  leading  one  of  the  Territory.  They  have 
patients  from  all  parts  of  Utah,  Idaho  and  Montana.     The  firm  practice  dentistry 


in  all   its   branches,  including  crown   and  bridge  work,  porcelain   fronts,  gold, 
amalgam  and  cement  fillings,  rubber,  gold  and  aluminum  plate. 

Henry  Sadler,  Importer  and  Wholesale  Liquor  Dealer,  Nos.  223  and  225 
South  Main  Street. — There  are  but  few  important  wholesale  and  jobbing  liquor 
houses  in  this  Territory,  but  those  that  have  been  mentioned  in  this  volume  are 
controlling  an  active  trade  and  are  fast  increasing  their  facilities  as  the  country 


THE    CITY    OF    SALT    LAKE.  63 

becomes  more  thickly  populated.  Henry  Sadler  is  one  of  the  old  and  pioneer 
residents  of  Salt  Lake  City,  and  his  business  at  the  present  time  is  perhaps  the 
representative  and  most  popular  of  its  kind  in  the  Northwest.  His  house  in 
every  particular  is  one  of  the  most  conveniently  arranged  and  best  stocked  of 
any  in  the  city.  The  salesrooms  are  commodious  and  neatly  kept,  having  large 
front  plate-glass  windows,  and  here  it  is  that  the  finest  brands  of  old  Kentucky 
liquors  are  retailed  to  an  immense  local  custom.  Mr.  Sadler  is  both  an  importer 
and  wholesaler  of  the  finest  liquors,  cigars  and  cigarettes.  He  sends  out  two 
traveling  salesmen  throughout  Utah  and  portions  of  Idaho,  where  there  is  con- 
stant and  urgent  demand  for  his  superior  goods.  The  special  brands  handled 
are  the  Monogram,  Yellowstone  and  James  E.  Pepper  whiskies.  Seven  hands 
are  given  employment  in  the  local  departments.  Mr.  Sadler,  when  he  first  immi- 
grated west,  was  engaged  with  the  house  of  W.  Jennings,  as  a  clerk  from  i860  to 
1868,  when  he  became  a  partner.  In  the  following  year,  1869,  this  business  was 
sold  out  to  the  Z.  C.  M.  I.  He  then  formed  a  company  with  S.  P.  Teasdel  and 
Wm.  Jennings.  This  continued  until  1875,  when  he  assumed  other  business  re- 
lations with  the  firm  of  Wm.  Jennings'  Sons  &  Sadler,  dry  goods  and  groceries. 
He  was  with  Walker  Bros,  from  1881  to  1884,  in  Ogden,  and  also  previous  to 
that  in  this  city.  He  was  also  interested  with  Remington,  Johnson  &  Co.,  but 
in  1884  he  took  charge  of  the  Kentucky  Liquor  Co.'s  business  and  continued  as 
the  active  manager  of  this  company  until  he  established  the  "  Golden  Eagle," 
on  March  1,  1889. 

Rogers  &  Co.,  Grocers,  No.  45  East  First  South  Street. — The  enterprise 
under  consideration  is  the  largest  retail  grocery  house  in  the  city.  The  business 
has  been  established  since  1884  and  has  been  gradually  increasing  ever  since. 
It  is  conducted  by  A.  Rogers,  Jr.,  and  J.  B.  Rogers,  with  several  other  promi- 
nent salesmen,  and  three  deliverymen  to  wait  upon  their  customers.  The  an- 
nual sales  of  this  firm  aggregate  about  $  100,000.  Capital  invested,  #15,000. 
Their  store  is  neat  and  attractive  in  every  particular.  This  concern  makes  a 
specialty  of  fancy  groceries,  and  in  this  line  are  not  excelled  by  any  other  house 
in  the  Territory,  A.  Rogers,  Jr.,  and  J.  B.  Rogers  are  quite  young  men,  born 
and  raised  in  Utah  and  have  at  heart  the  welfare  of  the  city  in  which  they  live 
and  flourish.  They  are  sons  of  Alexander  Rogers,  who  has  been  prominent  as 
a  business  man  in  Salt  Lake  City  for  the  past  twenty  years,  and  is  now  one  of 
the  proprietors  of  the  largest  flouring  mills  in  the  Territory,  known  as  the  Wa- 
satch Patent  Roller  Mills, 

Hyde  &  Griffin  Co,.  Wholesale  Fruits,  Produce  and  Grocers'  Sundries, 
Nos.  119  and  121  Main  Street. — The  well-known  and  popular  company  under 
consideration  was  originally  established  by  A.  E.  Hyde  in  1885.  Two  years 
later,  in  1887,  it  was  incorporated  with  a  capital  stock  of  #60,000  and  the  fol- 
lowing gentlemen  elected  to  their  respective  offices :  A.  E.  Hyde,  President ;  H. 
L.  Griffin,  Vice-President ;  F.  H.  Hyde,  Secretary  and  Treasurer.  The  business 
has  always  been  in  a  healthy  condition  and  the  members  of  the  company  have 
given  their  active  and  undivided  attention  to  building  up  a  large  patronage,  the 
trade  now  extending  throughout  Utah,  Idaho,  Wyoming,  Montana  and  Colorado. 
This  company  holds  front  rank  among  the  leading  and  most  popular  whole- 
sale fruit  and  produce  concerns,  and  the  line  of  goods  handled  by  them  is  per- 
haps the  largest  and  most  complete  in  the  Territory.  Seven  clerks  are  given  em- 
ployment. A.  E.  Hyde,  by  industry  and  perseverance,  has  worked  his  business 
up  from  a  very  modest  beginning.  He  was  formerly  a  clerk  in  the  Z.  C.  M.  I., 
then  he  became  owner  of  the  Black  Rock  bathing  resort  and  afterwards  the  pro- 
prietor of  a  small  butter  and  egg  store.     His  trade  rapidly  increased  and  his 


64  THE    CITY    OF    SALT    LAKE. 

business  finally  merged  into  the  present  proportions  of  a  representative  whole- 
sale fruit  and  produce  industry.  H.  L.  Griffin  was  formerly  engaged  in  this 
same  business  in  Ogden  and  was  a  prominent  business  man  of  that  city.  F.  H, 
Hyde  for  some  time  was  the  popular  agent  for  the  Wells-Fargo  and  Pacific  Ex- 
press Companies.  The  Hyde  brothers  emigrated  from  the  States  when  very 
young.     Mr.  Griffin  has  been  a  resident  of  this  Territory  for  about  twelve  years. 


THE  DAFT  BUILDING. 


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Harrison  &  Nichols,  Architects,  First  South  and  West  Temple. — Prom- 
inent among  the  leading  architectural  firms  of  the  west  is  that  of  Harrison  & 
Nichols.  The  "Daft  Building"  is  one  of  their  latest  and  most  successful  designs. 
The  building  itself  is  one  of  their  smallest,  four  stories  in  height,  but  is  notable  as 
an  illustration  of  the  amount  of  picturesque  and  forceful  character  which  can  be 
obtained  with  a  narrow  frontage  and  moderate  height.  The  details  exhibiting 
these  features  can  only  very  imperfectly  be  given  in  the  accompanying  cut.  Mr. 
Harrison's  personal  history  and  that  of  architecture  in  Salt  Lake  City  are  nearly 


THE    CITY    OF    SALT    LAKE.  65 

identical.  Both  of  Salt  Lake  City's  famous  theatrical  buildings — the  Salt  Lake 
Theatre  and  the  Grand  Opera  House — are  specimens  of  his  ability.  Mr.  Nichols 
is  well  known  as  one  of  the  most  experienced  and  painstaking  superintendents  of 
buildings  in  Utah.  , 

Spencer  Clawson  &  Co.,  Wholesale  Dry  Goods,  Broadway,  are  rapidly  as- 
suming an  important  place  throughout  the  trade  circles  of  the  West.  Though 
at  the  present  time  the  trade  is  largely  confined  to  Utah  and  Idaho,  they  are  the 
leading,  largest  and  most  important  exclusive  wholesale  dry  goods  house  of  Salt 
Lake  City.  The  business  was  originally  established  by  Spencer  Clawson  in 
1882,  but  upon  the  recent  admission  of  Orson  Rogers,  the  firm  name  became 
Spencer  Clawson  &  Co.  The  capital  stock  involved  is  between  $40,000  and 
$50,000;  ten  hands  are  given  employment  in  the  local  department,  whilst  four 
traveling  salesmen  are  sent  to  solicit  the  outside  territory  of  trade.  The  annual 
sales  will  aggregate  about  $300,000.  The  building  occupied  is  a  commodious 
and  conveniently  arranged  three-story  structure  completely  stocked  throughout 
with  a  choice  line  of  general  dry  goods.  Spencer  Clawson  very  recently  erected 
this  building,  and  it  was  artistically  constructed  with  an  eye  to  the  convenience 


THE    SPENCER    CLAWSON   &   CO,  BUILDING. 

of  his  business.  Mr.  Clawson  is  a  native  of  Salt  Lake  City,  and  was  formerly 
purchasing  agent  for  Zion's  Co-operative  Mercantile  Institution.  He  was  with 
this  company  fifteen  years.  At  the  present  time  he  is  a  director  in  the  State 
Bank,  and  also  extensively  interested  in  real  estate.  During  the  last  election  he 
was  the  People's  candidate  for  Mayor.  Orson  Rogers  is  also  a  native  of  this 
city,  and  was  for  eighteen  years  a  salesman  in  the  Z.C.  M.  I. 

Tullidge  &  Co.,  Artistic  Decorators,  249  Main  Street. — This  business 
was  established  in  1863  by  the  present  head  of  the  firm,  John  Tullidge.  The 
great  and  successful  specialty  of  the  house  is  in  fine  decorating,  paper  hang- 
ing, signs,  fresco  and  graining  work.  The  house  holds  foremost  place  among 
the  leading  of  its  kind  in  this  city,  and  they  constantly  require  eighteen  men  in 
their  employ.  These  are  all  thoroughly  experienced  and  artistic  workmen,  and 
the  contracts  with  Tullidge  &  Co.  have  always  proved  of  a  highly  satisfactory 
nature  to  the  many  of  our  citizens  who  are  their  patrons ;  in  fact,  some  of  the 
most  artistic  and  beautiful  work  executed  in  our  many  elegant  residences  is  the 
result  of  their  handiwork.  The  members  of  the  company  are :  John  Tullidge, 
Joseph  S.  Scott  and  Thomas  Green,  all  of  whom  are  well-known  and  have  long 
been  associated  in  active  commercial  circles.     Mr.  Tullidge  is  an  Englishman  by 


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THE    CITY    OF    SALT    LAKE. 


birth,  and  learned  his  trade  of  a  painter  in  the  old  country.  He  emigrated  to 
America,  and -took  up  his  residence  in  the  early  sixties.  He  is  therefore  one  of 
the  old  pioneer  settlers  of  this  country,  and  braved  the  hardships  of  the  early 
days  with  those  who  made  the  dreary  march  across  the  plains.  Mr.  Green  was 
with  H.  Dinwoodey  for  about  sixteen  years  and  literally  built  up  the  paper- 
hanging  and  decorating  branch  of  Mr.  Dinwoodey's  business.  Mr.  Scott  has 
been  connected  with  Tullidge  &  Co.  about  eleven  years. 

Dieter-Johnson  Investment  Co.,  158  South  Main  Street. — This  firm  was 
established  during  the  past  year  by  Messrs.  W.  F.  Dieter,  H.  J.  Dieter  and  N.  T. 
Johnson.  They  control  two  popular  and  desirable  additions  known  as  the  Die- 
ter &  Johnson  Main  Street  Addition,  and  the  Dieter  &  Johnson  First  Addition. 
They  handle  mostly  their  own  property,  and  during  the  short  time  of  their  busi- 
ness existence  their  transactions   have  amounted  to  over  $200,000.     They  bar- 


VIEW   OP   SALT  LAKE  CITY  FR( 


NORTH. 


gain  in  city,  acreage  and  town  property.  The  members  of  the  firm  are  all 
thoroughly  experienced  real  estate  and  investment  brokers,  and  have  a  patriotic 
interest  in  the  welfare  of  the  city,  which  they  claim  as  their  home. 

Consolidated  Implement  Co.,  160,  162.  164  State  Street. — This  prominent 
concern  was  organized  in  1889  and  conducts  a  jobbing  and  retail  business  in 
wagons,  buggies  and  farm  machinery,  with  houses  at  Salt  Lake  City,  Ogden, 
Logan  and  Milford,  Utah.  It  has  a  paid  up  capital  of  $100,000  with  $35,000 
reserve.  The  Consolidated  Implement  Co.  is  composed  of  some  of  the  most 
prominent  and  wealthy  business  men  of  the  Territory,  the  individual  members 
representing  at  least  one  and  one-quarter  millions  capital.  The  officers  are  : 
Moses  Thatcher,  President ;  Barnard  White,  Vice-President ;  F.  R.  Snow,  Sec- 
retary and  Treasurer ;  Geo.  A.  Snow,  Director  and  General  Manager ;  W.  B. 
Preston,  M.  Snow,  W.  W.  Burton,  Directors.  The  wares  carried  by  this  con- 
cern are  the  most  popular  of  their  class  manufactured,  as  will  be  observed  from 
the  following  list  of  specialties,  as  shown  on  their  finely  lithographed  business 
card :    McCormick's  world-renowned  mowers,  reapers  and   binders,  the  famous 


THE    CITY    OF    SALT    LAKE.  (yj 

Cooper  wagon,  Nichols  &  Shepard  Co.'s  "New  Vibrator  "  threshing  machinery, 
Scott  full-circle  all-steel  hay  presses,  "  Famous  "  and  "  Gazelle  "  hay  rakes  manu- 
factured by  Ohio  Rake  Co.,  "  Canton  Clipper"  hand  and.  tricycle  plows,  J.I. 
Case  chilled  plows,  and  "Jay  Eye  See  ".  sulky  plows,  Porter  road  carts,  Moline 
four-spring  mountain  and  park  wagons,  Fish  Bros.'  delivery  and  run-about 
wagons  and  buckboards,  American  Well  Works'  well  boring  machinery,  and  the 
celebrated  U.  S.  Carriage  Co.'s,  (of  Columbus,  O.)  and  D.  W.  Haydock's  (of  St. 
Louis)  fine  buggies.  This  company  expects  to  do  a  business  this  season  of  about 
one-half  million  dollars. 

W.  A.  Taylor,  Merchant  Tailor,  43  and  45  East  Second  South  Street. 
John  F.  Taylor,  Cutter  and  Fitter. —  This  industry  was  established  in  1863  by 
John  Taylor,  father  of  W.  A.  Taylor,  who  began  business  under  the  present 
style  in  1886.  A  full  line  of  the  best  imported  and  domestic  goods  are  con- 
stantly carried  in  stock.  The  house  allows  none  but  perfectly  fitting  garments 
to  be  sent  out,  and  all  work  is  under  the  direct  supervision  of  W.  A.  Taylor. 
The  house  imports  their  suitings  direct,  and  are  constantly  receiving  fresh  stock. 
The  cutting  department  is  also  under  the  supervision  of  Mr.  Taylor,  of  whom  it 
is  in  justice  to  circumstances  to  state  that  no  one  has  had  a  more  thorough 
training,  or  is  more  of  an  artist  than  he  in  this  direction.  Mr.  Taylor,  so  to 
speak,  was  born  in  the  business,  having  starred  out  with  his  father,  when  a  boy, 
many  years  ago.  He  controls  a  large  trade,  extending  over  the  city  and  Terri- 
tory, and  he  is  a  gentleman  to  whom  the  business  community  of  our  city  are 
glad  to  accord  success. 

L.  H.  Breeze  &  Co.,  Real  Estate,  Room  315,  Progress  Building. — The  above 
firm  is  one  that  receives  mention  in  our  volume  because  they  are  recognized 
throughout  real  estate  circles  of  the  city  as  being  energetic,  enterprising  and  in- 
fluential real  estate  dealers.  This  company  guarantee  to  non-residents  10  per  cent. 
per  annum  on  all  funds  trusted  to  them  on  all  investments,  They  invest  funds 
according  to  their  own  judgment,  superintend  the  property  free  of  charge,  look 
after  taxes,  etc.,  sell  at  the  most  opportune  time,  and  return  the  investor  his 
money  and  10  per  cent,  per  annum  and  half  of  net  proceeds,  less  their  commis- 
sion of  5  per  cent,  for  selling.  This  step  has  proved  of  great  advantage  to  east- 
ern speculators,  and  the  large  amount  of  successful  investments  which  they  have 
made  speaks  high  of  the  favor  in  which  it  is  received  by  non-resident  investors. 
The  firm  also  loan  funds  for  non-residents  on  first  mortgage  only,  and  in  sums 
not  exceeding  one-third  to  two-fifths  of  the  cash  market  value  of  the  security 
offered.  They  refer  to  the  following  well-known  banks :  The  Commercial  Na- 
tional Bank,  Salt  Lake  City,  Utah ;  The  Colorado  National  Bank,  Denver,  Colo- 
rado ;  and  J.  W.  Hugus  &  Co.,  Rawlins,  Wyoming.  They  wish  their  patrons  to 
call  at  their  office  or  send  by  mail  and  get  their  descriptive  books,  circulars  and 
maps  of  Salt  Lake  City.     They  keep  a  large  list  of  bargains  on  hand. 

Deseret  National  Bank,  corner  of  Main  and  First  South  Streets. 
This  is  one  of  the  pioneer  institutions  of  the  kind  in  Salt  Lake  City,  having 
been  established  in  1869  by  Hooper,  Eldredge  &  Co.  The  capital  stock  is  $250,- 
000,  and  the  surplus  funds  on  hand  also  amount  to  $250,000.  The  officers  are, 
John  Sharp,  President;  Moses  Thatcher,  Vice-President;  L.  S.  Hills,  Cashier ; 
and  among  the  directors  are,  Wm.  W.  Riter,  J.  T.  Little,  James  Sharp,  F.  W.Jen- 
nings, J.  R.  Barnes,  J.  C.  Cutler,  Henry  Dinwoodey,  D.  H.  Perry  and  George 
Romney.  The  bank  gives  employment  to  thirteen  clerks,  and  in  every  way  is 
conducted  in  a  thoroughly  systematic  manner.  Mr.  Hills,  is  the  active  officer 
and  has  been  with  the  bank  as  cashier  ever  since  it  was  first  organized  over 
twenty-one  years  ago.' 


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THE    CITY    OF    SALT    LAKE. 


Commercial  National  Bank,  No.  i  i  East  First  South  Street. — This  in- 
stitution was  established  on  the  20th  day  of  last  June,  1,889,  anc^  to-day  deserv- 
edly ranks  as  one  of  the  leading  banking  concerns  in  the  Territory.  It  is  estab- 
lished on  a  solid  foundation  with  a  capital  stock  of  $250,000,  and  the  following 
well-known  executive:  Henry  G.  Balch,  President;  Geo.  M.  Downey,  Vice- 
President  and  John  W.  Donnellan,  Cashier.  There  are  employed  seven  competent 
clerks    and  a  general    banking  business    is    transacted.     The  bank   will  soon 


COMMERCIAL  NATIONAL  BANK. 


occupy  more  eligible  quarters  on  the  comer  of  Commercial  and  Second  South 
as  soon  as  the  new  building  is  completed  there.  The  officers  and  directors  have 
long  been  prominent  in  the  commercial  affairs  of  Salt  Lake  City.  Mr.  Donnel- 
lan, the  active  cashier,  has  been  in  the  banking  business  for  many  years.  He 
was  at  one  time  Vice-President  of  the  First  National  Bank  at  Rock  Springs, 
Wyoming,  and  was  Cashier  of  the  Laramie  National  Bank,  at  Laramie  City, 
Colorado.     Mr.  Donnellan  came  to  Denver  as  early  as  1859. 


THE    CITY    OF    SALT    LAKE.  69 

The  Union  National  Bank,  corner  of  Main  and  Second  South  Streets. — 
This  bank  is  a  United  States  Depository,  and  has  a  capital  stock  of  $400,000. 
The  officers  are,  Joseph  R.  Walker,  President ;  Matthew  H.  Walker,  Vice-Presi- 
dent ;  M.  J.  Cheesman,  Cashier ;  L.  H.  Farnsworth,  Assistant  Cashier,  and 
Joseph  R.  Walker,  Jr.,  Assistant  Cashier.  The  Walker  Bros,  are  pioneer  settlers 
of  these  parts.  Mr.  Cheesman  has  been  cashier  of  the  bank  for  three  years, 
and  Mr.  Farnsworth  assistant  cashier  since  September,  1888. 

The  Lombard  Investment  Co.,  Corner  of  Main  and  Second  South  Streets. 
The  Salt  Lake  branch  of  this  important  concern  was  established  in  May,  1889, 
by  W.  W.  Peet,  who  was  succeeded  in  May,  1 890,  by  Mr.  Wm.  H.  Dale,  who  comes 
from  the  management  of  one  of  the  company's  branches  in  Concordia,  Kansas. 
The  importance  of  the  Lombard  Investment  Company  is  too  well-known 
throughout  both  East  and  West  to  require  elaboration  here.  The  company  was 
organized  in  1854,  and  incorporated  in  1882  with  an  authorized  capital  stock  of 
$2,000,000,  and  under  the  direction  of  well-known  capitalists,  who  have  long 
held  a  leading  place  in  banking  circles.  Their  main  offices  are  in  New  York, 
Boston,  Philadelphia  and  Kansas  City, — the  latter  being  headquarters  and  under 
the  personal  direction  of  Mr.  James  L.  Lombard.  Branch  offices  have  been  es- 
tablished at  all  important  centres,  as  in  Salt  Lake  City,  and  each  office  has  at  its 
head  men  in  whom  the  company  have  entire  confidence.  The  6  per  cent,  guar- 
anteed mortgages  of  this  company  are  well-known  as  a  safe  and  desirable  in- 
vestment for  institutions,  trustees,  guardians  aud  conservative  investors.  Out  of 
$50,000,000  which  has  been  loaned  by  this  company  for  others  during  the  past 
thirty-five  years,  not  a  loss  was  ever  met  with  on  account  of  failure  of  title  to 
the  property  loaned  upon.  They  have  alwaj  s  thought  it  expedient  in  the  West 
to  offer  borrowers  a  lower  rate  of  interest  than  other  companies  were  offering,  as 
by  this  means  they  are  enabled  to  get  a  higher  class  of  security.  Mr.  Dale,  the 
manager  of  the  Salt  Lake  branch,  is  a  representative  business  man,  and  though 
comparatively  a  new-comer  in  the  city,  is  rapidly  building  up  a  large  circle  of 
commercial  and  social  friends.  He  is  a  native  of  Ohio,  but  has  lived  for  many 
years  in  the  West,  and  has  been  nine  or  ten  years  in  the  loan  business,  and  for 
the  past  four  years  manager  for  Northwestern  Kansas  of  the  Lombard  Invest- 
ment Co. 

Barratt  Brothers,  Furniture,  166  South  Main  Street. — The  capital  stock 
invested  in  this  prominent  industry  ranges  from  $25,000  to  $30,000.  It  was 
back  in  the  early  days  of  1865  when  the  business  was  first  established,  and  then 
it  was  known  under  the  firm  name  of  Ross  &  Barratt,  and  in  this  style  contin- 
ued until  Barratt  Brothers  assumed  entire  control.  Thirteen  clerks  and  book- 
keepers are  now  given  employment ;  the  trade  extends  all  through  Idaho,  Colo- 
rado, Wyoming  and  Nevada,  and  a  decided  specialty  is  made  of  Andrew's  Fold- 
ing Beds.  The  business  has  always  been  on  a  healthy  increase,  and  at  the  present 
time  the  annual  sales  will  aggregate  fully  $75,000.  The  store  is  a  centrally 
located  one,  and  conveniently  arranged  for  the  display  of  goods ;  both  the  main 
floor  and  basement  of  which  are  filled  to  the  utmost  capacity.  The  firm  also 
owns  a  large  warehouse  and  shops  in  the  centre  of  the  block.  C.  R.  Barratt  is 
the  Ex-Postmaster  of  the  city,  and  has  long  been  prominent  in  both  commercial 
and  political  affairs  here.  He  has  resided  in  Salt  Lake  since  the  time  the  busi- 
ness was  first  established  in  1865.  His  brother,  I.  M.  Barratt,  has  resided  here 
since  1 868 ;  both  are  natives  of  Maryland.  The  store  has  always  been  a  very 
popular  one,  and  none  holds  a  higher  place  in  the  estimation  of  the  public. 
Furniture  is  disposed  of  at  both  wholesale  and  retail  in  large  amounts,  and  at 
desirable  prices. 


JO  THE    CITY    OF    SALT    LAKE. 

J.  C.  Conklin,  Stock  Broker,  Real  Estate  and  Mine  Dealer,  Room  20  Wa- 
satch Block. — He  has  long  been  prominent  in  commercial  affairs  of  the  Terri- 
tory. He  is  an  active  member  of  the  Salt  Lake  Stock  Exchange,  the  Real 
Estate  Exchange  and  also  of  the  Board  of  Public  works,  which  was  organized 
by  the  city  in  June,  1890.     Mr.  Conklin  is  interested  in  mining  in  Idaho  as  well 


as  Utah,  In  1874  he  established  the  Conklin  Sampling  Works,  and  has  always 
been  a  heavy  buyer  of  ores.  An  engraving  in  connection  with  this  article  shows 
the  elegant  private  residence  erected  by  him  which  graces  the  upper  portion  of 
the  city.  Mr.  Conklin  is  an  old  and  favorably  known  resident  of  Salt  Lake,  and 
one  who  has  taken  an  active  part  in  the  development  of  the  country.  Previous 
to  emigrating  west,  he  lived  for  some  years  in  Iowa ;  his  native  State  being 
Ohio. 


THE    CITY    OF    SALT    LAKE.  7 1 

The  Phcenix  Planing  Mill  Company,  141  to  145  South  Third  West 
Street, — All  of  the  members  of  this  well  known  and  popular  firm  are  old  and 
pioneer  residents  of  the  city  of  Zion.  The  company  are  general  contractors  and? 
builders,  and  make  a  specialty  of  mill  work  ;  they  do  wood  and  ivory  turningy 
scroll  sawing,  make  doors  and  window  frames,  and  packing  boxes  and  attend  to 
all  work  promptly.  The  members  individually  have  had  long  experience  as 
contractors  and  builders,  though  their  organization  as  a  company  is  of  recent 
date,  having  begun  business  on  the  first  day  of  May,  1889.  The  business  has 
increased  in  a  very  satisfactory  manner  from  week  to  week,  and  at  the  present 
time  twenty  hands  are  required  in  the  various  capacities  in  the  mills.  The  mem- 
bers of  the  fiirm  are  W.  J.  A.  Timms,  John  W.  A.  Timms,  A.  W.  J.  Timms,  and 
Thomas  Oakey.  Messrs.  Timms  Brothers  have  been  engaged  in  the  business 
from  six  to  ten  years  and  Mr.  Oakey  has  followed  the  industry  for  fully  twenty 
years. 

Cohn  Bros.,  Dry  Goods,  No.  118  South  Main  Street. — This  house  was 
originally  established  by  the  present  members  of  the  firm,  Louis  and  Alexander 
Cohn,  in  1872,  and  at  the  present  time  thirty  clerks  are  required  in  connection 
with  the  various  departments.  The  store  is  centrally  located  in  the  busiest  por- 
tion of  the  city.  It  is  certainly  a  model  of  its  kind,  being  stocked  throughout 
with  a  choice  and  complete  line  of  general  dry  goods,  cloaks,  trimmings,  hosiery, 
fancy  goods,  etc.  These  are  all  bought  in  large  amounts  at  lowest  figures  and 
retailed  accordingly  to  patrons.  Cohn  Bros,  are  reputed  to  be  one  of  the  largest 
and  best  known  firms  of  the  Territory,  and  it  is  generally  estimated  that  the 
volume  of  their  annual  business  compares  favorably  with  that  of  the  largest  con- 
cerns of  the  kind  in  the  West.  Both  gentlemen  are  natives  of  Germany,  but 
emigrated  to  the  United  States  over  thirty  years  ago.  They  have  long  been 
influential  residents  of  Salt  Lake  City,  closely  identified  with  public  and  commer- 
cial affairs.     The  former,  Louis  Cohn,  is  an  active  member  of  the  City  Council. 

M.  L.  Cummings,  Real  Estate,  No.  15  East  First  South  Street. — This  gen- 
tleman has  long  figured  prominently  in  real  estate  circles  'of  Salt  Lake  City  as 
the  senior  member  of  the  old  firm  of  Cummings  &  Jennings,  which  was  origin- 
ally established  in  1884.  Mr.  .Cummings  assumed  entire  control  of  the  business 
upon  the  withdrawal  of  Joseph  Jennings  last  March.  This  agency  placed  the 
well-known  Cummings  subdivision  on  the  market,  as  well  as  other  important 
subdivisions  that  have  been  popular  and  in  public  demand.  Money  is  loaned  at 
reasonable  rates,  and  property  sold  strictly  on  commission.  The  agency  has  the 
well-founded  reputation  of  carrying  a  large  amount  of  desirable  property  which 
an  appreciative  public  has  listed  with  them.  They  can  justly  claim  to  be  the 
possessors  of  many  bargains  and  always  solicit  the  listing  with  them  of  houses 
to  rent.  M.  L.  Cummings  is  a  favorably  known  business  man  of  this  city.  He 
was  born  and  raised  in  the  City  of  Zion  and  prior  to  1884  was  engaged  in  the 
dry  goods  business. 

Goldsmith  &  Co.,  Wholesale  Clothing  and  Furnishing  Goods,  Nos.  61  to 
65  Main  Street. — A  stranger  in  passing  along  the  streets  of  our  city  at  once  re- 
ceives the  impression  that  the  house  of  Goldsmith  &  Co.  is  one  of  the  most  citified 
and  thoroughly  enterprising  of  any  of  its  kind  doing  business  in  the  western 
country.  This  impression  is  about  as  it  should  be,  for  Goldsmith  &  Co.  cer- 
tainly cater  to  an  extensive  patronage,  and  their  business  is  rapidly  growing 
from  year  to  year.  They  carry  a  complete  line  of  the  best  goods,  and  their 
window  display  is  in  every  particular  one  of  the  neatest  and  most  artistic  to  be 
found  in  any  clothing  house  west  of  Denver.  The  company  was  organized  in 
1874,  and  at  the  present  time  send  out  three  traveling  salesmen  -over  Utah,  Mon- 


72  THE    CITY    OF    SALT    LAKE. 

tana,  Idaho,  Nevada,  Wyoming  and  Washington,  whilst  twenty  clerks  are  given 
employment  in  the  local  departments.  There  are  branch  houses  established  in 
Ogden,  U.  T.,  Spokane  Falls,  Wash.,  and  Butte  City,  Montana.  The  building 
which  they  occupy,  known  as   the  Eldredge   Block,  is  a  model  of.  convenience 


GOLDSMITH  &  CO'S  STORE. 


It'is  lighted  throughout  with  electricity,  and  has  many  spacious  rooms  for  the 
display  of  different  lines  of  goods.  It  is  a  fine,  new,  three-story  structure  with 
large  front  plate-glass  windows,  and,  in  short,  a  metropolitan-appearing  estab- 
lishment in  every  particular. 


THE    CITY    OF    SALT    LAKE.  73 

Simo*n  Brothers,  Millinery  and  Ladies'  Furnishings,  19  and  23  West  First 
South  Street. — This  industry  was  originally  established  in  1883  by  Messrs.  Fred 
and  Joseph  Simons.  At  the  present  time  Fred  Simons  is  the  active  member  and 
in  fact  has  the  entire  control  of  the  business.  A  great  and  popular  specialty  of 
this  house  is  their  dress-making  department,  wherein  they  employ  twenty  ex- 
experienced  and  competent  dressmakers,  cutters  and  fitters.  This  department 
is  the  most  complete  and  elaborate  in  all  its  particulars  of  any  dressmaking  es- 
tablishment in  the  western  country.  It  has  the  patronage  of  this  and  the  entire 
surrounding  community,  and,  in  fact,  the  trade  of  the  house  generally  extends 
throughout  Utah,  Idaho,  Montana,  Wyoming,  Nevada  and  Washington.  In  the 
different  departments  of  the  house  there  are  employed  forty-six  hands  as  clerks, 
dressmakers,  bookkeepers,  etc.,  whilst  three  traveling  salesmen  solicit  the  outside 
or  wholesale  trade.  Fred  Simon  has  a  capital  stock  of  $40,000  involved,  and 
his  trade  competes  with  that  of  the  large  establishments  in  eastern  cities.  This 
store  is  certainly  a  model  of  its  kind,  complete  in  every  particular  with  the  stock 
well  displayed  and  the  general  arrangements  perfect. 

The  Burton-Gardner  Company,  101-103  East  First  South  Street. — It  is 
the  endeavor  of  the  author  of  this  volume  to  give  detailed  mention  of  those  com- 
panies which  have  exerted  special  influence  in  particular  lines  of  industry.  The 
above  well-known  enterprise  of  the  Burton-Gardner  Company  was  established  in 
January,  1887,  and  incorporated  at  the  same  time  with  a  capital  of  $30,000  lately 
increased  to  $200,000,  fully  paid  up.  This  is  the  leading  institution  of  its  kind 
in  Utah,  and  it  is  to  the  management  of  this  corporation  that  great  credit  is  due 
for  carrying  on  this  enterprise,  as  well  as  the  other  manufacturing  departments 
which  they  run  in  connection  ;  these  are  the  factory  for  the  manufacture  of  combi- 
nation fence  and  fence  machines,  and  also  the  mattress  factory  for  the  manufacture 
of  all  kinds  of  woven  wire  mattresses,  cots,  spring  beds,  etc.  For  the  purpose  of 
carrying  on  this  latter  industry  the  company  erected  and  occupy  a  two  story 
brick  building,  40  by  60  feet  in  dimensions,  and  conveniently  arranged  with  all 
necessary  requirements.  The  company  has  the  agency  for  the  Household  and 
Standard  sewing  machines,  also  the  Bradbury  shoe  machines.  They  have  a 
show  room,  32  by  40  feet  in  dimensions,  where  these  machines  may  be  seen  in 
operation,  also  samples  of  work  performed  upon  them.  Nine  salesmen  are  given 
employment ;  and  in  the  various  manufacturing  departments  a  large  force  of 
skilled  workmen  are  engaged.  The  dealers  in  this  and  adjacent  Territories  con- 
sume the  entire  output  of  their  factory.  The  lumber  yards  of  the  company, 
which  covers  two  hundred  and  forty  square  rods  of  ground,  are  situated  on  First 
East  and  Eighth  South  Streets.  In  connection  with  their  lumber  yard,  they  are 
adding  one  of  the  largest,  and  best  equipped  mills  for  the  manufacturing  of  sash, 
doors,  mouldings,  etc.,  in  the  city,  the  motor  being  the  long  hidden  power  of 
electricity.  The  officers  of  the  company  are :  W.  S.  Burton,  President ;  W.  C. 
Burton,  Manager ;  Geo.  F.  Felt,  Secretary  and  Treasurer ;  and  W.  S.  Burton,  M. 
E.  Weiler,  L.  G.  Hardy,  O.  H,  Hardy  and  Elias  Morris  as  Directors. 

Deseret  Woolen  Mills  Co.,  Third  West,  between  Fourth  and"  Fifth  North. 
— The  mills,  of  which  an  engraving  is  given  herewith,  were  established  in  1884, 
by  Frank  Jennings,  and  in  January,  1886,  the  company  became  incorporated 
with  the  present  official  staff  filling  their  respective  offices :  Frank  W.  Jennings, 
President :  Joseph  A.  Jennings,  Vice-President ;  Walter  P.  Jennings,  Secretary, 
Treasurer  and  Superintendent.  Last  year  the  company  invested  an  additional 
$65,000  into  the  business,  $30,000  of  which  went  into  their  model  three-story 
building  with  a  one-story  annex,  and  $35,000  was  put  into  a  complete  equip- 
ment of  modern  machinery.     The  establishment  is  now  the   largest  and  most 


74  THE    CITY    OF    SALT    LAKE. 

complete  of  its  kind  in  the  West,  and  the  goods  manufactured  are  of  a 'decidedly- 
superior  quality.  John  C.  Cutler  &  Bros,  handle  the  entire  output  At  the 
present  time  from  seventy-five  to  eighty  hands  are  given  employment,  and  a  line 
of  goods  is  manufactured  to  harmonize  with  the  output  of  the   Provo  Woolen 


THE  DESERET  WOOLEN   MILLS. 


Mills,  that  is,  one  mill  manufactures  certain  articles,  and  the  other  manufactures 
directly  the  opposite.  The  members  of  the  firm  are  all  brothers  and  born  in 
Salt  Lake  City.  They  are  stockholders  in  the  Deseret  National  Bank,  the  Z. 
C.  M.  I.  and  extensively  interested  in  mining.  Joseph  Jennings  was  formerly  a 
member  of  the  City  Council. 


THE    CITY    OF    SALT    LAKE.  75 

D.  L.  Davis,  Wholesale  and  Retail  Dealer  in  General  Merchandise,  Nos. 
68  and  70  West  First  South  Street. — This  business  was  originally  established  in 
1875  Dy  Barnes  &  Davis.  Since  then  there  have  been  several  changes  in  the 
style  of  the  firm  name  until  the  present  proprietor,  D.  L.  Davis,  assumed  control 
two  years  ago.  Through  his  indefatigable  and  straightforward  business  methods 
he  has  built  up  a  large  trade  which  extends  all  through  the  city  and  surround- 
ing country.  Eight  men  are  given  employment  in  the  local  department  whilst 
one  salesman  solicits  the  city  trade  and  one  the  country  trade.  The  wholesale 
business  is  rapidly  assuming  more  important  proportions  as  the  country  de- 
velops, A  full  line  of  the  best  goods  are  constantly  carried  in  stock  and  sold  at 
the  lowest  competing  prices.  Mr.  Davis  has  the  agency  of  the  famous  "  Microbe 
Killer  "  in  this  Territory  and  also  the  agency  of  the  Broadhead  Worsted  Mills, 
Johnstown,  New  York.  His  total  annual  sales  in  all  lines  amounted  last  year  to 
about  $  1 00,000.  He  is  one  of  the  old  pioneer  settlers  in  this  Territory,  having 
emigrated  here  in  the  early  days  of  '64.  He  has  long  had  an  active  interest  in 
the  political  as  well  as  the  commercial  affairs  of  Salt  Lake  City.  At  the  present 
time  he  is  President  of  the  Salt  Lake  Foundry,  and  is  also  extensively  interested 
in  ranching.  For  two  years  he  was  an  active  member  of  the  City  Council.  Mr. 
Davis  claims  Great  Britain  as  his  native  home,  though  he  has  been  in  America 
and  in  the' West  from  the  time  he  was  a  very  young  man. 

Deseret  Knitting  Factory,  25-29  South  West  Temple. — William  Pearson, 
the  enterprising  proprietor  of  this  well-known  industry,  is  one  of  the  most  exten- 
sive manufacturers  of  woolen  hosiery,  leggins,  underwear  and  bathing  suits  in  the 
West.  His  factory  turns  out  more  work  than  all  other  knitting  factories  combined, 
in  the  Territory.  The  business  was  established  by  him  ten  years  ago,  and  its 
trade  has  increased  rapidly  year  by  year.  The  sales  at  the  present  time  amount 
to  about  $25,000  annually,  and  the  goods  are  in  demand  all  through  this  and 
adjacent  Territories.  Twenty-nine  hands  are  given  employment,  and  about  sixty 
dozen  socks  and  stockings  are  turned  out  daily.  Mr  Pearson  is  an  Englishman 
by  birth,  and  expresses  himself  as  very  confident  of  Salt  Lake's  growth  and  pros- 
perity. He  thinks  that  it  would  be  greatly  to  the  interests  of  the  city  if  more  capi- 
tal was  invested  in  manufactories  in  order  to  furnish  employment  to  a  greater  num- 
ber of  men  ;  he  believes  that  men  of  capital  have  desired  to  realize  on  their  invest- 
ments too  quickly, 

D.  Hirschler  &  Co.,  California  Wine  Vaults,  No.  213  Main  Street,  Wa- 
satch Building. — A  volume  of  this  kind  would  be  incomplete  without  mention  of 
a  house  that  ranks  at  the  head  in  importations  of  fine  wines,  liquors  and  cigars. 
The  above  firm  was  established  in  this  city  in  May,  1890,  by  Messrs.  David 
Hirschler  and  Henry  Bews,  and  already  a  fine  trade  is  handled  throughout  the 
city  and  Territory,  and  in  Idaho  and  Montana.  Ten  men  are  employed  in  the 
wholesale  and  family  departments,  while  three  traveling  agents  attend  to  the 
outside  trade.  This  firm  are  agents  for  Deutz  &  Gelderman's  "  Gold  Lack  " 
Champagne  and  Genevieve  (German)  Mineral  Water,  and  the  California  Wines 
and  Brandies  stored  in  their  immense  vaults  are  of  their  own  raising.  The  vine- 
yards and  distilleries  of  the  Hirschler  Brothers  in  Mannheim,  Germany,  and  of 
Hirschler  &  Co.,  in  Napa  County,'  California,  are  well  known  all  ovep  the  world, 
the  latter  vineyard  of  320  acres  between  St.  Helena  and  Calistoga,  being  known 
as  the  "  Summit  Vineyard,"  from  its  location  high  up  on  the  mountain  plateau, 
where  the  finest  wines  are  grown.  Here  they  have  a  large  and  well-appointed 
two-story  stone  distillery  and  wine-cellars,  from  which  as  well  as  from  their  im- 
mense stores  and  private  cellars  at  210,  212,  214  and  216  Sansom  Street,  San 
Francisco,  an  eviable  trade  is  supplied  all  over  the  United  States,  Europe  and 


y6  THE    CITY    OF    SALT    LAKE. 

Japan.  Mr.  David  Hirschler  has  been  here  about  six  years,  having  come  direct 
from  the  Mannheim  establishment,  where  he  spent  years  '  in  the  wine  business. 
Mr.  Bews  has  been  well  known  in  this  this  region  of  country  since  1874,  and  has 
a  vast  circle  of  acquaintances  who  know  him  favorably  as  the   late. host  of  the 


SCENE  ON  THE  R.  Q.  W.  BAILWAY. 


Merchants'  Hotel  at  Hailey,  Idaho.  A  visit  to  their  well-stocked  -store  and  vaults 
in  the  Wasatch  Building  will  amply  repay  the  connoisseur  and  lover  of  fine  im- 
ported and  native  wines. 

Grant  Bros.'  Transfer  and  Livery  Company,  Nos.  40  to  44  South  West 
Temple. — The  most  thoroughly  stocked  and  equipped  industry  of  the  kind  in 


THE    CITY    OF    SALT    LAKE.  JJ 

the  West  is  that  of  the  Grant  Brothers  Company,  which  is  conducted  by  men  of 
practical  experience  upon  a  practical  basis.  They  employ  fifty- three  hands  and 
control  the  leading  city  and  tourist  trade,  being  able  at  any  time  to  furnish  ac- 
commodation for  two  hundred  tourists  in  addition  to  their  regular  city  business. 
The  business  was  established  in  1876,  and  is  incorporated  with  a  paid-up  capital 
of  $100,000.  They  make  a  specialty  of  furnishing  funeral  parties  in  a  manner 
becoming  a  thoroughly  first-class  institution.  H.  J.  Grant,  the  President  of  the 
company,  was  an  early  settler  of  Utah  and  one  of  the  Apostles  of  the  Mormon 
Church.  He  is  interested  in  banking,  mercantile,  insurance  and  other  institu- 
tions, and  otherwise  having  an  active  interest  in  the  city's  future.  Mr.  B.  F. 
Grant,  the  manager,  also  an  early  settler,  has  always  been  an  energetic  worker, 
and  by  his  enterprise  and  good  management  has  built  up  a  large  trade.  M,  E. 
Cummings,  the  Secretary,  is  Cashier  of  the  Commercial  and  Savings  Bank.  In 
addition  to  their  headquarters,  two  stories,  120  by  250  feet  in  size,  they  have 
lately  purchased  the  Mulloy  &  Paul  stand,  thus  greatly  increasing  their  facilities. 
Mr.  Grant  recently  purchased  an  elegant  new  tourist  coach  which  is  already  a 
familiar  sight  on  the  streets  of  our  city.     It  is  capable  of  carrying  forty  people. 

Watson  Brothers,  Builders  and  Contractors,  yy  and  79  South  Temple 
Street. — This  well-known  firm  have  been  in  active  business  for  many  years,  and 
at  the  present  time  justly  rank  as  leaders  in  their  line.  Upon  the  death  of  his 
brother,  Joseph  M.  Watson  assumed  control  of  the  business,  and  he  is  at  the 
present  time  active  proprietor.  They  employ  a  large  number  of  men,  sometimes 
as  high  as  seventy-five  or  eighty,  according  to  their  number  of  contracts,  and  do 
a  large  amount  of  work  outside  of  the  city ;  always  employ  capable  superinten- 
dents whom  they  have  trusted  for  years.  The  company  does  artistic  work  in 
tombstones,  monuments,  plaster  and  cement  pieces,  and  mantels  and  grates.  The 
building  and  grounds  occupied  by  them  are  commodious  in  every  respect,  and 
well  adapted  to  their  needs.  They  carry  a  large  amount  of  the  above  mentioned 
articles  always  in  stock,  besides  marble,  stone,  iron,  slate,  mantels,  grates  and 
sandstone  tile  hearths,  and  sell  at  both  wholesale  and  retail.  The  company  buy 
direct  from  producers  and  manufacturers,  and  their  goods  are  handled  by  no 
similar  concern  in  the  West.  They  were  the  builders  of  Fort  Douglas,  and  a 
large  proportion  of  the  most  attractive  structures  of  the  city,  Joseph  M,  Watson 
has  long  been  prominently  identified  throughout  trade  circles,  as  a  leading  and 
influential  business  man.  Robert  Bowman  is  an  active  member  of  this  firm,  and 
is  well  known  in  this  city  as  an  educated  and  successful  architect,  draughtsman 
and  designer.  This  knowledge  and  skill  he  applies  in  the  interests  of  Watson 
Bros.,  directing  it  to  the  execution  of  building,  monumental  contracts,  etc. 

Margetts  Bros.,  Wholesale  and  Retail  Dealers  in  Books,  Stationery  and 
Fancy  Goods,  No.  j6  Main  Street. — This  enterprise  was  first  established  in  1888, 
at  26  South  Main  Street,  where  the  above  firm  succeeded  J.  H.  Parry  and  Co., 
and  after  a  lively  business  of  four  months  Margetts  Bros,  succeeded  M.  Dwyer, 
and  have  since  then  greatly  enlarged  the  stock  and  general  facilities  for  carrying 
on  a  much  more  extensive  business.  Five  clerks  are  now  required  in  the  em- 
ploy and  a  specialty  is  made  of  school  and  office  supplies,  and  the  trade  extends 
all  over  the  Territory.  A  full  line  of  the  latest  and  most  popular  goods  are  con- 
stantly carried  in  stock,  embracing  everything  in  the  way  of  stationery,  books, 
toys,  fancy  goods,  blank  books  and  school  supplies.  Orders  are  also  received 
for  any  book  published.  Messrs.  H.  S.  and  F.  E.  Margetts  are  both  natives  of 
Utah  and  have  long  been  interested  in  the  material  growth  and  prosperity  of  the 
City  of  Zion.  Both  gentlemen  express  themselves  as  pleased  with  the  present  tide  of 
affairs,  and  believe  that  local  interests  will  always  continue  in  a  healthy  condition. 


yg  THE    CITY    OF    SALT    LAKE. 

Garden  City  Improvement  Co.,  Office  with  Godbe-Pitts  Drug  Co.— The 
representative  members  of  this  firm,  W.  H.  Shearman,  President  and  Treasurer ; 
...         -  i     ■     i       i    i ,    -•  .         and  C.  O.  Whittemore,  Vice- 

President  and  Attorney,  have 
long  been  prominent  in  com- 
mercial and  social  affairs  of 
Salt  Lake  City.     The  former 
is   at  the   present  time  the 
manager  of  the  Godbe-Pitts 
Drug  Co.,  and  has  long  been 
at  the  head  of  that  popular 
institution,  of  which  mention 
has  been  given  on  other  pages 
of  this  volume.     C.  O.  Whit- 
temore is  a  prominent  attor- 
ney and  real  estate  man,  and 
one  long  associated  with  the 
e  active  and  commercial  affairs 
£  of'Zion."   The  Garden  City 
w  Improvement  Company  was 
«  established  as  a  company  on 
m  the  29th  of  June,  1889,  and 
4  the  special  purport  of  this  ar- 
^  tide  is  to  give  mention  of  that 
a  interesting  and  important  sec- 
a  tion   known  as  the  Garden 
h  City  Addition.  The  situation 
h  of  this  beautiful  plat  is  the 
g  most  healthful  in  the  valley. 
"  It  is  located  three  miles  west 
o  of  Salt  Lake  City  on  high, 
§  dry,  sandy  soil,  commanding 
0  a  magnificent  view  of  the  city 
h  and  surrounding  mountains, 
g  Some  of  the  special  advan- 
H  tages  are,  perfect  title  to  all 
«  lots  guaranteed,  special  train 
**  service  to  and  from  Salt  Lake 
City,  a  fine  school  building 
has  been  erected  in  an  attrac- 
tive  park   containing  shade 
and    fruit   trees    of    mature 
growth,  the  streets  have  been 
graded  and  a  number  of  ar- 
tesian wells  driven,  supplying 
an  abundance  of  pure  water); 
access  by  alleys  to  back  of 
every  lot,  trees  being  planted 
on  both  sides  of  streets.     A 
pleasant  home  is  here  offered 
where    there    is    plenty    of 
room,    pure   water,    and    at 


THE    CITY    OF    SALT    LAKE.  79 

nominal  prices  within  the  reach  of  every  man  who  will  devote  a  fraction  of  his 
earnings  for  that  purpose.  These  lots  in  this  addition  are  offered  on  very  easy  . 
terms,  with  long  time  and  no  interest.  Five  dollars  to  $10  as  a  first  payment 
secures  a  lot,  with  a  similar  sum  monthly  thereafter  until  paid.  This  is  the 
principal  addition  to  Salt  Lake  City,  and  the  lots  25x140  and  40x140  range  in 
prices  from  $125  to  #200  each.  Seven  trains  leave  daily  each  way  between  Salt 
Lake  City  and  Garden  City,  with  fare  for  the  round  trip  1 5  cents,  Mr,  Shearman 
has  his  office  with  the  Godbe-Pitts  Drug  Co.,  and  Mr.  Whittemore  at  room  1  at 
the  Karrick  Building.  Both  gentlemen  are  thoroughly  experienced  business 
men  and  have  at  heart  the  welfare  of  the  city  in  which  they  live  and  flourish. 

Godbe-Pitts  Drug  Co.,  Wholesale  and  Retail  Druggists,  Main  and  First 
South  Streets. — There  is  perhaps  no  enterprise  of  Salt  Lake  City  that  is  better 
known  to  the  trade  than  the  old-established  Godbe-Pitts  Drug  Co.  The  enter- 
prise received  its  inception  in  1855,  but  in  a  very  modest  manner  as  compared 
with  the  importance  which  the  business  assumes  at  the  present  time.  In  1885 
the  company  underwent  incorporation,  having  an  authorized  capital  stock  of 
$50,000.  Nine  competent  clerks  and  bookkeepers  are  now  given  employment, 
and  the  books  record  many  customers  from  towns  and  hamlets  all  over  the  Ter- 
ritory; the  total  annual  sales  footing  up  from  $60,000  to  $100,000.  The  officers 
of  the  company  are  :  W.  H.  Shearman,  President ;  J.  B.  Farlow,  Secretary.  L. 
S.  Hills,  D.  James  and  H.  Dinwoodey  consitute  the  directors  and  other  members. 
W.  H.  Shearman  has  been  a  resident  of  Utah  for  over  thirty  years,  having  left 
his  native  country,  England,  and  emigrated  to  the  West  when  but  a  young  man. 
Mr.  Shearman  has  long  been  prominent  in  commercial  affairs  of  the  city  and  is 
at  present  an  extensive  owner  of  real  estate.  J.  B,  Farlow  is  a  Canadian  by  birth. 
He  is  also  an  old  resident  of  «Zion  and  has  shown  his  confidence  in  the  future 
prosperity  of  the  city  by  his  liberal  real  estate  investments.  Mr.  Hills  is  cashier 
in  the  Deseret  National  Bank,  and  Mr.  James  is  connected  with  a  leading  plumb- 
ing and  gas  fitting  establishment  of  the  city ;  Mr.  Dinwoodey  is  a  leading 
furniture  dealer.  The  Godbe-Pitts  Drug  Co.  is  a  prosperous  industry,  conducted 
by  representative  business  men,  and  having  a  wide  influence  in  commercial  cir- 
cles. They  handle  medicines,  chemicals,  oils,  paints  and  brushes  and  sell  to  the 
trade  at  both  wholesale  and  retail. 

H.  Young  &  Co.,  Jewelers,  Watches,  Clocks,  etc.,  No.  no  Main  Street. — 
The  house  whose  name  heads  this  editorial  are  well  known  to  be  leaders  in  their 
line  of  business,  and  a  company  in  whom  the  trading  public  place  implicit  confi- 
dence. Both  members  of  the  firm,  Messrs.  Heber  Young  and  W.  C.  Staines,  are 
influential  citizens,  who  located  in  Salt  Lake  City  with  the  old  pioneers  during 
the  early  days.  They  have  been  actively  engaged  in  business  for  many  years  ; 
but  prior  to  the  establishment  of  the  above  enterprise,  in  1882,  Mr.  Young  was 
engaged  in  merchandising.  Previous  to  this,  for  some  time,  he  followed  the  oc- 
cupation of  a  book-keeper.  Mr.  Staines,  at  the  present  time,  has  the  management 
of  the  well  known  grocery  house  of  Cunnington  &  Co.,  and  in  this  capacity  he 
has  been  connected  with  that  house  for  many  years.  It  was  in  August,  1889, 
that  H.  Young  &  Co.  succeeded  to  the  business,  and  since  then  the  house  has 
been  in  a  flourishing  condition.  Four  clerks  are  now  required  in  the  employ  and 
an  elegant  line  of  jewelry  is  carried.  For  superior  engraving  the  house  holds  a 
high*  reputation. 

Duncan  M.  McAllister  &  Co.,  Wholesale  and  Retail  dealers  in  Books 
and  Stationery,  No.  72  Main  Street. — Prominent  among  those  larger  and  more 
important  industries  of  the  city  of  Zion  that  have  been  instrumental  in  enhancing 
her  material  growth  and  development  is  the  well-known  house  of  Duncan  M. 


80  THE    CITY    OF    SALT    LAKE. 

McAllister  &  Co.  This  enterprise  was  established  six  years  ago  by  H.  Pem- 
broke, but  succeeded  later  on  by  the  present  company,  of  which  D.  M.  McAllis- 
ter, J.  L.  Perkes,  J,  L.  Barrow,  D.  W.  and  G.  S.  McAllister  constitute  the  mem- 
bers. The  company  has  a  capital  stock  of  $15,000,  and  does  an  annual  business 
of  between  $40,000  and  $50,000.  Six  competent  clerks  are  given  employment 
and  a  full  line  of  the  choicest  books  and  stationery,  toys  and  fancy  goods,  etc., 
are  constantly  carried  in  stock.  Educational,  office  and  architectural  supplies  are 
also  kept,  and  subscriptions  received  for  magazines  and  periodicals ;  also,  orders 
filled  for  any  book  published,  Mormon  church  works,  portraits  of  Mormon  celeb- 
rities, Utah  views,  etc.  D.  M.  McAllister,  Sen.,  is  a  Scotchman  by  birth,  but  is 
one  of  the  old  pioneers' in  these  parts,  having  immigrated  to  Salt  Lake  City  twen- 
ty-seven years  ago.  Since  his  arrival  here  he  has  figured  actively  in  business 
circles,  having  been  secretary  and  manager  of  several  different  institutions.  The 
establishment  has  been  arranged  so  as  to  permit  of  transacting  a  large  wholesale 
business  in  addition  to  the  extensive  retail  trade  transacted.  J.  L.  Perkes  was- 
formerly  teller  in  the  Deseret  Bank,  and  also  a  partner  in  the  Utah  Stove  & 
Hardware  Company.  J.  L.  Barrow  was  formerly  the  leading  salesman  for  H. 
Pembroke.  D.  W.  and  G.  S.  McAllister  are  both  sons  of  Duncan  M.  McAllister. 
The  former,  who  is  the  eldest,  was  connected  with  the  Z.  C.  M.  I.  wholesale  fancy 
goods  and  toy  department  for  about  nine  years,  and  is  generally  recognized  as 
an  expert  in  this  line.  G.  S.  McAllister  is  still  with  the  Z.  C.  M.  I.  as  foreman 
in  the  cutting  and  fitting  department  of  the  shoe  factory. 

Spencer,  Bywater  &  Co.,  Salt  Lake  Galvanized  Cornice  Works. — This 
company  does  more  outside  work  than  any  other  concern  of  its  kind  in  Salt 
Lake  City.  The  members  are  all  thoroughly  experienced  in  every  detail  of  the 
business,  and  employ  none  with  them  but  expert  workmen.  They  design  and 
make  all  of  their  own  galvanized  cornice  work,  and  in  this  specialty  they  have 
gained  and  merited  a  high  reputation,  though  the  business  has  only  been  estab- 
lished a  little  less  than  two  years.  Four  thousand  dollars  is  invested  in  ma- 
chinery and  appliances.  Nine  men  are  given  employment  and  the  trade  extends 
throughout  the  city  and  adjoining  towns.  At  the  present  time  their  books  show 
a  large  amount  of  contract  work,  amounting  in  the  total  to  about  $12,000.  The 
prospect  for  a  radical  increase  in  the  near  future  is  at  the  present  time  very  en- 
couraging. Mark  Spenqer  has  been  a  resident  of  this  city  for  a  number  of  years 
and  learned  his  trade  here.  H.  J.  Bywater,  a  New  Yorker  by  birth,  has  been  here 
working  at  his  trade  the  past  seven  years.  F.  E.  Stair  is  originally  from  Colo- 
rado Springs.  The  firm  do  tin,  copper,  copper  and  sheet  iron  work  of  every 
description.  Inside  and  outside  jobbing  work  orders  are  always  promptly  at- 
tended to.     Roofing  and  guttering  is  made  a  specialty. 

Sells  &  Co.,  Wholesale  and  Retail  Dealers  in  Lumber,  1 50  West  First 
South  Street. — The  house  under  consideration  do  an  extensive  business  at  both 
wholesale  and  retail,  and  the  yards,  conducted  by  Elijah  Sells  for  the  last  ten 
years,  have  long  been  popularly  considered  the  pioneer  lumber  center  of  Salt 
Lake  City.  The  company  have  a  prompt  delivery  system,  and  the  trade  is 
chiefly  local,  although  they  fill  many  orders  from  distant  parts  and  the  surround- 
ing country.  They  handle  large  amounts  of  rough  and  dressed  lumber,  finish- 
ing lumber,  moldings,  sash,  doors,  shingles,  laths  and  the  usual  material  de- 
manded by  builders.  Mr.  Sells,  the  senior  member  of  the  firm,  is  one  of  ouf  old 
and  best-known  citizens,  and  has  for  some  time,  with  the  entire  credit  to  himself 
and  constituents,  filled  the  office  of  secretary  of  the  Territory.  Sells  &  Co.  as  a 
firm  stand  high  in  public  esteem,  and  have  deservedly  earned  the  reputation 
which  they  enjoy. 


THE    CITY    OF    SALT    LAKE. 


81 


Continental  Hotel,  S.  W.  corner  of  West  Temple  and  First  South. — It  has 
been  considerable  of  a  strain  for  the  past  year,  or  few  months  especially,  for  our 
leading  hotels  to  accommodate  the  vast  influx  of  strangers,  who  have  come  from 
all  parts  of  the  country  interested  in  the  marvelous  advancement  which  Salt  Lake 
City  has  been  so  decidedly  blessed  with  ;  they  have  come  as  sight-seers  ;  they  have 
come  as  home  seekers  ;  and  they  have  come  as  speculators.  Our  leading  hotels 
have  a  good  reputation  for  satisfactorily  accommodating  their  guests,  and  in  this 
connection  we  here  speak  of  the  Continental  Hotel  as  being  the  oldest  hotel  in 
the  city,  and  controlling  the  greater  part  of  the  commercial  trade.  The  hotel  has 
been  in  existence  for  the  past  thirty  years,  and  the  many  traveling  men  who  are 
stopping  there  to-day  that  were  guests  thirty  years  ago,  speak  in  high  praise  of 
the  treatment  here  received.     This  hotel  can  accommodate  two  hundred  and  twen- 


VIEW  ON  SOUTH  TEMPLE  STREET. 

ty-five  guests  at  all  times.  It  has  the  largest  dining  room  of  any  hotel  in  the 
city ;  is  supplied  throughout  with  hot  and  cold  water,  and  all  modern  convenien- 
ces ;  fifty-five  hands  are  given  employment  in  the  capacity  of  courteous  clerks, 
waiters,  bell-boys,  etc.  The  hotel  is  strictly  first  class  in  every  particular.  It  is 
pleasantly  situated  in  the  central  part  of  the  city,  and  is  at  all  times  kept  in  a 
neat,  attractive  and  cleanly  condition.  It  is  largely  owing  to  the  experienced 
efforts  put  forth  by  G.  S.  Holmes,  the  manager,  that  the  hotel  enjoys  the  popu- 
larity which  it  does  to-day.  Mr.  Holmes  has  been  west  for  the  past  seven  years 
in  search  of  health,  He  is  largely  interested  in  mining,  ranching  and  real  estate. 
For  tourists  and  commercial  men  the  Continental  Hotel  is  now  the  favorite  in 
Salt  Lake  City,  and  also  for  location,  comfort,  and  excellence  of  table,  it  is  un- 
approached  by  any  other. 
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82  THE    CITY    OF    SALT    LAKE. 

The  Walker  Brothers  Co.,  176,  178,  180,  East  Temple  Street. — This 
well-known  and  important  industry  was  established  back  in  the  early  days  of 
'59,  and  has  year  by  year  grown  rapidly  with  the  growth  of  the  city,  keeping 
pace  in  every  way  with  the  advancement  of  western  trade  and  commerce  in  gen- 
eral. The  house  to-day  ranks  deservedly  high  as  being  among  the  leading  im- 
porters and  jobbers  of  the  Territory!  They  at  all  times  carry  a  complete  and 
choice  line  of  foreign  and  domestic  dry  goods,  clothing,  boots  and  shoes,  and 
the  retail  department  of  this  house  is  one  of  the  most  popular  and  well-patron- 
ized in  the  city.  In  the  employ  of  the  house  there  are  thirty-one  competent 
bookkeepers,  clerks  and  salesmen.  The  officers  are :  Matthew  H.  Walker,  Presi- 
dent ;  J.  R.  Walker,  Vice-President ;  J.  J.  Duke,  Secretary  and  Manager.  Mr. 
Duke  has  had  the  active  management  of  the  business,  and  has  been  with  the 
company  for  the  past  nine  years.  He  is  a  man  thoroughly  experienced  in  every 
■detail,  for  he  has  followed  the  vocation  of  a  dry  goods  salesman  for  the  past 
thirty-five  years.  The  company  are  erecting  a  new  building  on  West  Second 
South  Street,  next  to  the  Grand  Opera  House,  which  will  be  75x162  in  dimen- 
sion, with  a  grand  entrance  frontage  of  twenty-five  feet  additional.  Walker 
Bros,  are  the  owners  of  the  Grand  Opera  House. 

The  New  York  Clothing  Company,  Nos.  175  and  177  Main  Street. — 
There  is  perhaps  no  enterprise  of  Salt  Lake  City  that  is  more  popular  with  the 
masses  of  the  people  or  that  has  a  better  reputation  for  dealing  in  superior 
grades  of  goods  at  reasonable  prices  than  the  above  establishment  conducted  by 
J.  Lipman,  M.  N.  Lipman  and  D.  Wallerstein.  The  business  was  first  estab- 
lished in  1872,  by  M.  H.  Lipman.  This  was  changed  to  Lipman  &  Davis  in 
1876;  and  in  1887  to  M.  N.  Lipman  &  Co.,  and  finally,  in  January,  1889,  to  the 
present  style  of  Lipman,  Wallerstein  &  Co.  The  house  employs  six  clerks  and 
make  a  specialty  of  the  famous  Manhattan  shirt,  for  which  they  are  the  sole 
agents  in  this  Territory ;  however,  their  active  business  is  that  of  manufacturers, 
wholesale  and  retail  dealers  in  fine  ready-made  clothing,  gents'  furnishings,  hats, 
valises,  etc.  The  house  is  numbered  among  the  old  pioneer  commercial  enter- 
prises of  the  city,  for  the  Lipmans  have  been  in  Utah  and  engaged  in  this  line 
of  business  for  the  past  twenty  years.  Mr.  Wallerstein  has  resided  in  Utah  only 
a  little  over  two  years,  and  was  formerly  engaged  as  a  manufacturer  of  clothing 
in  New  York. 

J.  W.  Sanders  &  Co.,  Agents,  Wools,  Hides,  Furs,  Skins,  Etc.,  Nos.  17 
and  19  West  South  Temple  Street. — The  head  of  this  firm,  Mr.  J.  W.  Sanders, 
is  a  resident  of  Utah  since  1862  and  has  grown  up  in  the  business  under  consid- 
eration in  the  house  of  H.  B.  Clawson.  The  firm  was  established  in  1885  by  J. 
W.  Sanders,  John  Campbell  and  James  Cowan.  They  are  extensive  buyers  and 
shippers  of  wool,  pelts  and  hides,  and  agents  for  the  reliable  "Cooper's  Dipping 
Powder,"  and  the  celebrated  Hazard  powder,  and  a  specialty  is  made  of  wool- 
pulling.  Messrs.  Campbell  and  Cowan  were  also  for  several  years  in  the  same 
line  of  business  in  the  employ  of  H.  B.  Clawson  and  are  thoroughly  familiar 
with  the  demands  of  the  trade  and  well  posted  in  all  its  details.  Their  business 
has  increased  from  year  to  year  and  extends  at  the  present  time  throughout  the 
Territory  as  well  as  through  Colorado,  Wyoming  and  Idaho,  demanding  the 
service  of  from  five  to  eight  hands  all  the  year  round. 

Kahn  Bros.,  Wholesale  Grocers,  Nos.  131  and  133  South  East  Temple 
Street. — This  is  one  of  the  oldest,  largest  and  best-known  commercial  enterprises 
of  Salt  Lake  City.  The  business  was  established  back  in  the  early  days  of  '67, 
by  Samuel  and  Emanuel  Kahn,  and  it  continued  under  the  management  of  the 
two  brothers  until  the  death  of  Samuel  in  1885,  when  the  charge  of  the  business 


THE    CITY    OF    SALT    LAKE.  •  83 

devolved  upon  Emanuel.  The  trade  has  always  been  extensive,  but  of  late  years 
the  orders  have  increased  more  rapidly  than  ever.  The  books  of  the  house  now 
record  active  sales  throughout  Utah,  Idaho,  Wyoming  and  Nevada.  Seven 
clerks  are  given  employment  in  the  local  departments  and  one  traveling  sales- 
man solicits  the  outside  trade.     In  cigars  this  house  has  an  especially  large  trade, 


representing  the  following  well-known  houses :  J.  Ellinger  &  Co.'s  celebrated 
Key  West  cigars,  S.  Hernsheim  &  Co.'s  New  Orleans  cigars,  Krohn,  Feiss  &  Co., 
domestic  cigars. 

Harper  Brothers,  Groceries,  Provisions,  Vegetables,  Poultry,  Fish  and 
Game,  No.  71  East  Second  South  Street. — The  family  trade  has  been  catered  to 
particularly  in  the  grocery  and  provision  line  by  this  firm  since  its  establishment 


84  THE    CITY    OF    SALT    LAKE. 

in  1877  by  Mr.  T.  E.  Harper,  and  no  change  was  made  in  the  firm  until  Mr.  E. 
H.  Harper  joined  his  interests  to  it  in  January,  1889.  Their  location  at  No.  71 
East  Second  South  Street  is  most  central  and  convenient,  and  their  trade  has  in- 
creased steadily  since  its  establishment,  until  now  five  clerks  are  required  in  their 
employ.  Mr-  T.  E.  Harper  has  been  in  the  Territory  twenty-two  years ;  a  suffi- 
cient length  of  time  to  gain  a  thorough  knowledge  of  the  wants  of  the  trade, 
and  Mr.  E.  H.  Harper  has,  like  his  brother,  grown  up  in  the  community,  and  the 
business  and  name  of  the  Harper  Brothers  alone  is  sufficient  guarantee  of  pro- 
bity and  fair  dealing,  fine  goods  and  honorable  treatment. 

Blackhurst  Bros.,  Wholesale  and  Retail  Dealers  in  Groceries,  Etc. — The 
growth  of  this  house  has  always  been  commensurate  with  the  growth  of  the 
city  at  large,  and  is  to-day  in  a  flourishing  condition,  though  it  has  been  only 
established  a  little  less  than  a  year.  From  five  to  six  clerks  are  required  in  the 
employ,  and  a  specialty  is  made  of  hay  and  grain.  The  house  are  wholesalers 
and  retailers  in  these  commodities  to  a  large  extent,  as  well  as  carrying  a  neat 
and  desirable  line  of  staple,  family  and  green  groceries.  Messrs.  H.  M.  Black- 
hurst and  D.  G.  Blackhurst  are  both  natives  of  Salt  Lake  City.  They  are  active 
and  energetic  business  men,  and  interested  deeply  in  the  growth  and  material 
development  of  the  city  of  their  birth. 

Western  Shoe  &  Dry  Goods  Co.,  No.  51  and  53  Main  St. — This  industry, 
though  recently  established,  the  first  of  this  year,  is  already  assuming  important 
proportions  in  the  trade  and  commerce  of  Salt  Lake  City,  for  it  was  founded  up- 
on a  substantial  scale  with  an  ample  capital  stock  of  $35,000.  Ten  hands  are 
at  the  present  time  given  employment  and  a  complete  and  well  assorted  line  of 
dry  goods  and  notions  are  constantly  kept  in  stock.  The  members  of  the  com- 
pany are  P.  W.  Madsen,  N.  G.  Grundland,  J.  W.  Fox,  Jr.,  J.  G.  Felt,  Jus  Johnson 
and  E.  Dowden.  Mr.  Johnson  is  the  manager  of  the  company  and  P.  W.  Mad- 
sen  is  Vice-President  of  the  Utah  Commercial  Bank.  Mr.  Felt  is  a  native  of 
this  Territory,  As  well  as  being  connected  with  this  business,  he  is  interested 
with  W.  D.  Wells  &  Co.  of  Chicago,  dealers  in  boots  and  shoes.  Mr.  Fox  has 
been  city  surveyor  for  the  past  twenty  years,  though  he  recently  resigned.  He 
is  also  interested  in  a  leading  Loan  and  Trust  Company  of  the  city. 

Martin  Schmidt,  Successor  to  J.  Oberndorfer,  Merchant  Tailor,  Progress 
Building. — The  elegant  apartments  of  this  well-known  house  have  recently  been 
taken  in  the  Progress  Building,  where  a  full  line  of  imported  and  American  suit- 
ings, cassimeres,  vestings,  etc.,  are  constantly  carried  in  stock.  This  house  for 
many  years  has  held  a  deservedly  high  reputation  among  the  fashionable  gentle- 
men of  our  city.  He  carries  everything  to  be  found  in  a  first  class  establishment 
of  the  kind,  and  gives  employment  to  none  but  the  most  experienced  and  compe- 
tent journeymen  tailors.  Martin  Schmidt  has  been  with  the  gentleman  whom 
he  recently  succeeded,  J.  Oberndorfer,  since  1885,  and  previous  to  this,  he  was 
connected,  as  leading  tailor,  in  prominent  establishments  both  in  the  United 
States  and  Europe  for  the  past  eighteen  years.  Mr.  Schmidt  deserves  the  success 
which  he  has  gained,  and  his  trade  has  rapidly  increased  from  month  to  month. 
He  occupies  four  convenient  and  elegantly  furnished  rooms  on  the  second  floor 
of  the  Progress  Building, 

Jas.  W.  Eardley,  Utah  Lumber  Yard,  53  E.  Fourth  South  Street,  or  half 
a  block  West  of  Eighth  Ward  Square. — These  extensive  yards,  established  in 
1880,  are  at  all  times  receiving  new  supplies,  and  their  business  transactions  are 
rapidly  increasing  from  month  to  month,  commensurate  with  the  healthy  devel- 
opment of  the  city  and  surrounding  country  at  large.  The  company  is  centrally 
located  and  well   supplied  at  all   times  with  a  varied  line  ol  rough,  planed  and 


THE    CITY    OF    SALT    LAKE.  85 

finishing  lumber,  together  with  builders'  supplies.  The  company  buy  lumber  in 
large  amounts,  and  sell  at  the  lowest  quoted  prices.  In  connection  with  the  yard, 
new  and  improved  machinery  for  making  combination  fence  is  just  ready,  and 
they  will  keep  a  good  supply  constantly  on  hand.  Trade  has  so  increased  that 
a  number  of  extra  teams  have  been  put  on  and  are  now  kept  running  early  and 
late.  There  are  33  men  now  engaged  about  the  yards  and  in  the  office,  and  eight 
wagons  are  kept  busy  delivering  orders  to  local  patrons.  Jas.  W.  Eardley  ft  a 
native  of  Salt  Lake  City,  and  his  commercial  and  social  interests  have  always 
been  centered  here.  When  he  first  established  his  lumber  industry  ten  years  ago, 
he  had  but  one  small  spring  wagon.  The  above  figures  speak  for  themselves  as 
regards  the  wonderful  increase  in  business  from  year  to  year. 

The  United  Electric  Company,  Culmer  Block. — This  well-known  com- 
pany, the-  largest  in  the  line  of  electric  construction  in  the  territory  west  of  the 
Rockies,  was  incorporated  in  1888  with  a  capital  of  $10,000,  after  an  establish- 
ment of  trade  in  this  city  of  three  years'  standing.     The  officers  are  prominent 


capitalists  and  business  men,  whose  names  are  a  guarantee  of  financial  repute 
viz:  T.  K.  Stevens,  President ;  M.  C.  Godbe,  Vice-President ;  W.  G.  Hampton 
Secretary,  and  A.  A.  Moulton,  Treasurer  and  General  Manager.  Beside  their 
specialty  of  electric  work,  they  are  agents  for  the  well-known  Thomson-Hous- 
ton Electric  Company,  and  in  their  line  they  control  the  trade  throughout  Utah, 
Idaho,  Montana,  Washington,  Wyoming  and  Colorado,  carrying  always  a  large 
and  complete  stock  of  necessary  repairs  and  supplies  connected  with  hotel  and 
house  annunciators,  alarms,  electro-medical  apparatus,  telegraph  instruments, 
wire  and  batteries,  and  other  electrical  appurtenances.  Messrs.  Stevens,  Godbe 
and  Hampton  are  gentlemen  whose  lives  have  been  spent  in  the  Territory,  and 
have  been  prominent  in  every  movement  connected  with  its  progress.  Mr.  Moul- 
ton, under  whose  control  is  the  active  management  of  the  business,  is  one  of 
the  young  citizens  of  Zion,  havipg  come  here  in  1885  from  Boston,  and  has 
served  a  long  and  active  apprenticeship,  both  East  and  West,  in  electric  work, 
and  is  thoroughly  competent  and  ready  at  all  times  to  give  estimates  and  make 
contracts  for  anything  in  his  line. 


86  THE    CITY    OF    SALT    LAKE. 

Geo.  Dunford,  Dealer  in  Boots  and  Shoes,  66  E.  First  South  St. — This 
house  receives  special  mention  on  this  page  of  our  work  for  the  reason  that  Mr. 
Dunford  is  perhaps  the  oldest  business  man  in  this,  or  any  other  line  that  was 
engaged  in  trade  here  thirty-five  years  ago.  He  is  certainly  one  of  the  old 
pioneers  in  these  parts.  In  1856,  Mr.  Dunford  left  Utah  and  went  to  Sacramento 
where  he  was  engaged  in  trade  for  about  two  years ;  from  there  he  went  to  San 
Fraacisco,  and  shortly  afterwards  down  the  coast  and  crossed  the  Isthmus  of 
Panama,  then  across  to  New  Orleans,  then  to  St.  Louis,  and  in  this  latter  city  he 
was  in  business  during  the  war  and  at  one  time  was  conducting  three  stores.  In 
1866  he  left  St.  Louis  with  a  train-load  of  goods,  and  again  arrived  back  in  Salt 
Lake  City  for  the  second  time,  where  he  has  been  in  business  ever  since  to  his 
entire  financial  satisfaction.  His  store  at  No.  66  East  First  South  Street  is  a 
metropolitan  one  in  every  respect.  A  complete  line  of  the  very  best  grades  of 
boots,  shoes  and  slippers  are  constantly  carried  in  stock,  and  a  specialty  is  made 
of  handling  the  Douglas'  and  celebrated  Reynolds'  shoes.  The  building  occu- 
pied is  a  commodious  and  convenient  structure  in  every  respect,  being  three 
stories  high  and  arranged  in  accord  to  the  purpose  for  which  it  is  used.  Four 
clerks  are  constantly  busy  in  this  store  waiting  upon  the  many  customers,  and 
the  trade  extends  out  over  the  surrounding  Territory  as  well  as  city. 

Wiscomb  &  Co.,  Grocers,  No.  58  East  First  South  Street. — The  gentleman 
whose  name  heads  this  article  has  been  prominent  in  the  trade  circles  of  Salt 
Lake  City  as  a  grocer  for  the  past  sixteen  years,  and  during  this  time  has  built 
up  a  large  circle  of  steadfast  commercial  and  social  friends.  It  was  not  until 
1888  that  he  founded  his  present  store,  but  even  during  the  short  time  interven- 
ing his  trade  has  rapidly  increased  from  month  to  month  until  he  is  now  com- 
pelled to  employ  six  clerks,  who  are  kept  daily  busy  waiting  on  customers.  A 
complete  stock  of  fresh  goods  are  constantly  carried,  but  a  decided  and  success- 
ful specialty  is  made  of  fancy  goods,  embracing  everything  in  the  line  of  fine 
teas  and  coffee  and  pure  spices.  John  E.  Wiscomb  settled  in  Salt  Lake  City  in 
186S,  and  at  once  engaged  in  the  grocery  business  with  Cunnington  &  Co. 
With  this  firm  he  continued  for  five  years,  when  he  formed  a  partnership  with 
Mr.  Rogers,  under  the  partnership  style  of  Rogers  &  Wiscomb.  This  con- 
tinued two  years  when  he  formed  the  firm  of  Wiscomb  &  Olsen,  later  succeeded 
by  the  above  of  Wiscomb  &  Co. 

Utah  Nursery  Company,  Offices,  46  and  48  West  Second  South  Street. — 
This  company,  of  which  J.  A.  Goodhue  is  President  and  General  Manager ;  Wm. 
B.  Eberly,  Secretary,  and  P.  A.  Dix,  Treasurer,  was  incorporated  in  1887  with  a 
capital  stock  of  $50,000,  and  control  the  most  extensive  nurseries  west  of  the 
range.  Through  the  reliability  of  their  stock  their  trade  has  become  an  en- 
viable one  throughout  Utah,  Idaho,  Montana,  Colorado,  Nevada,  New  Mexico 
and  Washington,  and  fifteen  salesmen  are  constantly  in  demand  looking  out  for 
the  needs  of  their  vast  circle  of  patrons.  Their  stock  comprises  not  only  the 
standard  and  reliable  fruit  and  shade  trees,  but  a  specialty  is  made  of  roses  and 
ornamental  shrubs,  which  are  selected  and  tested  especially  for  the  western  trade. 
The  Utah  Nursery  Company  also  handle  thoroughbred  Shorthorn  Durham  cat- 
tle and  are  agents  for  the  West  for  the  well-known  Geneva  Nurseries  which  were 
established  in  1 846  by  W.  and  T.  Smith  and  comprise  at  the  present  time  five 
hundred  acres  under  cultivation.  Mr.  Goodhue  is  originally  from  Ohio,  and 
Messrs.  Eberly  and  Dix  from  West  Virginia ;  they  have  been  residents  of  this 
city  and  the  Territory  a  number  of  years,  during  which  time  they  have  become 
in  many  ways  fully  identified  with  its  interests  and  thoroughly  familiar  with  the 
wants  of  their  patrons. 


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87 


The  Salt  Lake  Abstract,  Title  Guaranty  and  Trust  Co.,  (formerly 
Harvey,  Neff  &  Co.,)  265  South  Main  Street.— The  commercial  pursuit  of  safety- 
deposits  and  banking  institutions  in  general,  always  receive  detailed  mention 
among  the  very  leading   industries   in  any  city  where   this  volume  is  published. 

The  Salt  Lake  Abstract,  Title  Guaranty  and  Trust  Co. 
possess  one  of  the  finest  vaults  in  the  West.  It  was 
made  by  Diebold  &  Co.,  of  Canton,  Ohio,  and  consists 
of  two  chambers.  The  outside  being  12  by  12  and  the 
inside  8  by  8  feet  in  dimensions.  There  are  342  boxes 
which  rent  at  $5  to  #25  per  annum.  The  visitor  is  at 
once  impressed  with  the  thorough  business  system  which 
seems  always  to  pervade  here  during  office  hours.     A 


full  corps  of  competent  clerks  are  given  employment ;  all  thoroughly  drilled  in 
their  respective  duties,  and  the  officers  of  the  company,  Joseph  H.  Smith,  Presi- 
dent ;  William  J.  Harvey,  Vice-President ;  John  W.  Neff,  Treasurer ;  E.  W. 
Genter,  Secretary,  are  prominent  residents  and  business  men  of  our  city,  except 
Joseph  H,  Smith,  who  is  County  Clerk  and  Recorder  of  Denver,  Col.  These 
gentlemen  have  long  been  active  in  various  leading  pursuits  tending  towards  the 
enhancement  of  trade  and  commerce.  Their  establishment  is  in  all  respects  the 
equal  of  any  in  the  country,  and  the  specialty  of  the  company  is  the  making  of 
abstracts  to  real  estate,  renting  safe-deposit  boxes,  doing  an  escrow  business,  and 
acting  as  executor,  administrator  and  guardian  in  all  trust  capacities.  The  com- 
pany was  incorporated  in  September  of  1889,  with  a  capital  of  $100,000,  suc- 
ceeding Harvey,  Neff  &  Co. 

J.  A.  Fritsch  &  Co.,  Rooms  404  and  405  Progress  Block, — This  firm, 
though  recently  established  during  the  past  year,  is  now  a  representative  one  in 
the  city,  and  controls  some  of  the  most  desirable  suburban  property,  first  among 
which  might  be  mentioned  Fritsch  &  Zulch's  First  Addition  to  Salt  Lake  City. 
This  beautiful  addition  is  situated  on  a  direct  line  between  Salt  Lake  City  and 
Garfield  Beach,  and  affords  a  magnificent  view  of  the  city  and  surrounding 
mountains.  It  is  situated  three  miles  due  west  of  the  business  centre,  on  the 
Wyoming,  Salt  Lake  &  California,  and  near  the  Utah  &  Nevada  branch  of  the 
Union  Pacific  Railway.  These  roads  afford  a  rapid  transit  to  this  addition, 
trains  running  every  few  hours.     An  engraving  in  this  volume  illustrates  a  view 


88  THE    CITY    OF    SALT    LAKE. 

of  the  beach  and  bathing  houses,  near  which  this  addition  is  located.  Capitol 
Avenue  Addition  is  another  desirable  location  for  building  lots,  lying  between 
State  Road  and  Third  East  Street.  The  location  is  within  two  miles  of  the 
postoffice,  and  lacks  nothing  but  the  extension  of  the  street  railway  to  bring  it 
within  a  few  moments'  ride  of  the  city.  This,  with  other  valuable  improve- 
ments, is  promised  at  an  early  date.  Capitol  Avenue  catches  cool  canyon 
breezes  in  summer,  lies  high  and  dry  and  is  never  muddy.  The  Kensington 
Addition  is  another  desirable  location  platted  by  this  company,  and  situated  a 
little  below  Liberty  Park  on  the  East  Boulevard.  This  is  the  fashionable  drive 
of  Salt  Lake  City,  near  Liberty  Park,  an  attractive  pleasure  ground,  covering 
over  one  hundred  acres.  It  is  the  bon  ton  section  of  the  city.  Messrs.  J.  A. 
Fritsch  and  Francis  Fritsch  are  originally  from  Ohio,  where  they  at  the  present 
time  have  extensive  banking  interests,  the  former  is  the  president  and  the  latter 
one  of  the  directors  of  the  company. 

S.  R.  Marks  &  Co.,  Furniture,  Carpets  and  Wall  Paper,  Nos.  17  and   19 
West  South  Temple. — The  engraving  herewith  represents  the  headquarters  of 


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one  of  the  most  popular  and  active  commercial  industries,  in  the  line  of  furni- 
ture, in  Salt  Lake  City.  The  business,  though  of  recent  establishment,  in  1887, 
is  conducted  by  a  gentleman  who  has  long  been  a  resident  here,  and  who  can 
lay  claim  to  many  patrons  who  have  known  him  favorably  during  his  entire 
business  career.  S.  R.  Marks,  for  some  time  prior  to  1884,  was  engaged  in  deal- 
ing in  groceries  at  wholesale  and  retail,  but  at  this  latter  date  he  engaged  in  the 
furniture  business ;  thus  having  several  years'  experience  in  a  practical  way  prior 
to  establishing  business  for  himself.  The  store  now  occupied  is  a  commodious, 
conveniently  arranged  structure,  and  completely  stocked  with  a  model  line  of 
parlor  goods,  lace  curtains,  carpets,  wall  paper,  baby  carriages,  express  wagons, 
etc.,  but  the  chief  specialty  is  in  bar  and  bank  fixtures. 

P.  W.  Madsen,  Furniture,  Carpets  and  Wall  Paper,  Nos.  51  and  53  East 
First  South  Street. — One  of  the  most  popular  and  centrally  located  stores  of 
Salt  Lake  City  is  the  above  of  P.  W.  Madsen,  who  established  himself  in  the 
business,  but  in  a  much  more  modest  manner,  twelve  years  ago.  The  building 
which  Mr.  Madsen  occupies  is  his  own  property.  It  is  three  stories  high  and 
completely  stocked  from  top  to   bottom  with  a  full  assortment  of  furniture,  car- 


THE    CITY    OF    SALT    LAKE.  89 

pets,  wall  paper,  curtains,  etc.  The  stock  aggregates  over  $50,000  in  value. 
Mr.  Madsen  gives  no  attention  to  any  specialty  but  carries  a  complete  and  de- 
sirable selection  of  the  best  goods.  From  twelve  to  fourteen  clerks  are  given 
employment.  M.  P.  Madsen  is  traveling,  and  the  trade,  which  is  already  large, 
is  rapidly  covering  more  distant  portions  of  the  Territory.  Mr.  Madsen  is  in- 
terested in  the  Utah  Commercial  Savings  Rank,  the  Utah  Stove  and  Hardware 
Company,  the  Western  Shoe  and  Dry  Goods  Company,  and  other  important 
business  enterprises.  He  has  resided  in  Salt  Lake  City  for  the  past  fourteen 
years,  and  claims  Denmark  as  his  native  home. 

R.  K.  Thomas,  26  to  32  E,  First  South  Street,  Culmer's  Block. — The  en- 
graving in  connection  with  this  article  represents  the  Culmer  Block,  the  base- 
ment and  ground  floor  of  which  is  occupied  entirely  by  that  well-known  and 
prosperous  house  of  R.  K.  Thomas,  dealer  in  general  dry  goods.  Mr.  Thomas 
has  been  doing  business  in   Salt   Lake  City  for  very  nearly  six   years,  and  prior 


to  his  taking  up  his  present  quarters,  his  store  was  located  on  Main  Street.  His 
apartments  now  are  completely  stocked  with  one  of  the  finest  lines  of  goods  car- 
ried by  any  similar  establishment  in  the  West.  It  embraces  everything  in  the 
line  of  silks  and .  woolen,  white  goods,  hosiery,  cloaks,  gloves,  shoes,  slippers, 
boy's  and  men's  furnishing  goods  and  boy's  clothing.  It  has  always  been  the 
custom  of  this  house  to  sell  goods  for  cash,  hence  they  have  always  been  able  to 
benefit  their  customers  with  low  prices  in  every  respect,  The  stock  of  goods  is 
always  being  replenished  with  shipments  direct  from  the  East  and  Europe. 
Through  long  years  of  experience  in  this  business  Mr.  Thomas  has  been  able  to 
cater  successfully  to  the  varied  tastes  of  his  many  patrons,  and  his  trade  is  exten- 
sive for  reason  of  his  foresight  in  selecting  the  most  fashionable  and  desirable 
goods,  and  because  of  the  popularity  of  the  house  with  the  ladies  of  the  city. 
The  apartments  occupied,  as  may  be  seen  by  the  engraving,  are  perhaps  the  most 
elegant  and  citified  in  appearance  of  any  in  Salt  Lake.  Mr.  Thomas'  experience 
in  eastern  markets  as  a  buyer  for  over  twenty  years  has  aided  much  in  his  ability 
to  carry  on  his  business  in  the  successful   and  satisfactory  manner  in  which  he 


90  THE    CITY    OF   SALT    LAKE. 

does  to-day.  He  established  business  for  himself  at  the  time  of  resigning  the 
management  of  the  Walker  Bros.  Dry  Goods  department  in  1885.  A  specialty  in 
this  store  is  made  of  dry  goods,  furnishings,  shoes  and  slippers ;  and  in  the  vari- 
ous departments  twenty-five  hands  are  employed.  Mr.  Thomas  is  an  English- 
man by  birth,  but  has  lived  in  America  all  of  his  business  life. 

Sierra  Nevada  Lumber  Co.,  35  South  Third  West. — The  institution  now 
under  consideration  is  one  of  the  leading  of  its  kind  in  Salt  Lake  City.  It  was 
established  in  1864  and  incorporated  in  1871.  Forty  hands  are  now  given  em- 
ployment, and  the  planing  mills  and  yards  occupy  a  space  of  ground  covering 
over  half  a  block.  The  lumber  is  mostly  centred  in  Oregon  and  California. 
About  three  millions  are  handled  annually.  S.  J.  Lynn  is  superintendent  of  the 
business,  and  it  is  greatly  owing  to  his  efforts  that  the  company  control  the  trade 
which  they  do  to-day.  He  was  formerly  in  the  lumber  business  in  California,  as 
was  T.  R.  Jones,  the  president  of  the  company.  Mr.  Jones  is  the  head  of  the 
well-known  banking  house  of  T.  R.  Jones  &  Co.  The  Sierra  Nevada  Lumber 
Co.  are  dealers  in  lath,  shingles,  doors,  windows,  blinds,  mouldings,  frames,  wood 
pumps,  etc.,  walnut,  oak,  ash,  cherry,  Spanish  cedar,  etc.,  and  make  a  specialty 
of  stair  building,  mantels,  store  fronts,  counters,  in  hard  or  soft  woods,  and  mill 
work  in  all  its  branches. 

Moore,  Allen  &  Co.,  Wholesale  and  Retail  Druggists,  No.  122  Main 
Street. — This  well-known  enterprise  was  established  twenty  years  ago  by  J.  D. 
Lamb.  Since  then  there  has  been  several  changes  in  the  style  of  the  firm  name, 
but  it  was  not  until  recently  that  J.  F.  Allen  assumed  entire  control,  although 
the  business  is  still  commonly  known  by  the  name  of  Moore,  Allen  &  Co.  Mr. 
Allen  has  a  capital  of  $25,000  invested  in  a  complete  and  superior  stock  of  gen- 
eral drugs,  mine  and  mill  supplies,  and  surgical  instruments.  Three  men  are 
employed  and  the  trade  extends  to  the  Green  River  east,  to  San  Francisco  west, 
south  as  far  as  Arizona,  and  north  as  far  as  Washington.  All  over  this  territory 
the  name  of  J.  F.  Allen  is  veiy  popular  and  very  favorably  received  by  the  trade. 
The  sales  are  increasing  rapidly  from  year  to  year  as  the  country  develops,  and 
at  the  present  time  they  amount  to  fully  $60,000  annually.  Mr.  Allen  has  been 
a  resident  of  Salt  Lake  City  for  about  fifteen  years,  and  came  here  originally 
from  New  York.  Twelve  years  ago  he  bought  out  the  entire  interests  of  Mr. 
Moore  and  has  been  conducting  the  business  alone  ever  since. 

Z.  C.  M.  I.,  21  to  31  South  Main  Street. — This  page  of  the  "Industries  of 
Salt  Lake  City"  is  justly  given  to  a  review  of  an  institution  that  has  for  the  past 
twenty  years  held  a  commanding  place  in  the"  trade  circles  of  this  community. 
The  Z.  C.  M.  I.  is  an  organization  that  was  originally  founded  with  an  object  of 
accomplishing  the  greatest  good  to  the  greatest  number.  That  this  object  has 
been  most  satisfactorily  carried  out  can  be  fully  substantiated  by  a  perusal  of 
facts  and  figures  relative  to  what  the  institution  has  accomplished  in  the  past,  and 
is  still  carrying  forward  at  the  present  day.  The  Z.  C.  M.  I.  is  an  abbreviated 
symbol  of  Zion's  Co-operative  Mercantile  Institution.  This  institution  is  un- 
doubtedly more  popular  in  the  minds  of  the  people,  and  has  done  more  for  the 
Territory  and  for  Salt  Lake  City  than  any  concern  heretofore  treated  upon.  At 
the  time  it  was  established  the  surrounding  country  was  a  comparative  wilderness, 
with  no  means  of  transportation  ;  the  country  but  slightly  populated  and  that  pop- 
ulation a  mere  spot  in  a  wild  and  undeveloped  country,  in  reality  with  but  little  to 
prevent  a  famine  overtaking  the  people  at  any  time.  The  first  organization  com- 
prised the  leading,  influential  men  of  the  little  city,  and  the  subscribed  capital 
stock  was  $500,000.  The  object  was  to  buy  goods  in  large  amounts  upon  a 
cash  basis,  thereby  furnishing  the  people  the  benefit  of  the  lowest  rates.     Step 


THE    CITY    OF    SALT    LAKE.  9 1 

by  step  the  enterprise  moved  forward  and  the  great  success  which  they  have  at- 
tained in  commercial  life  has  been  the  just  reward  of  energy,  enterprise  and  true 
public  spirit.  The  company  have  built  the  handsome  three-story  brick  iron 
front  which  they  now  occupy.  It  is  100x333  feet  in  size,  with  a  basement,  con- 
taining in   all    120,000  square  feet.     The  building  throughout   is  conveniently 


arranged  with  an  eye  to  the  expeditious  conduct  of  business.  An  elevator,  put 
in  at  a  cost  of  $5,000,  runs  to  all  departments,  both  wholesale  and  retail.  A. 
four-story  wing  adjoining  the  main  building,  50  by  166  feet,  is  used  as  a  boot 
and  shoe  and  clothing  manufactory.  This  is  under  the  able  management  of 
William  H.  Rowe,  and  is  a  model  department  in  every  particular.  They  manu- 
facture the  best  grades  of  goods  in  boots,  shoes,  jumpers,  shirts  and   undercloth- 


92  THE    CITY    OF    SALT    LAKE. 

ing.  It  is  supplied  throughout  with  the  most  perfect  machinery,  and  the  leather 
is  all  obtained  from  their  own  tannery.  This  wing  was  erected  in  1 880.  The 
Z.  C.  M.  I.  ateo  has  branch  houses  in  Ogden,  Provo,  Eagle  Rock  and  Logan,  all 
in  a  thriving  condition.  The  annual  sales  of  the  main  house  here  are  increasing 
rapidly  from  year  to  year  with  the  growth  of  the  city,  and  at  the  present  time 
will  fully  average  $4,000,000 ;  this  figure  alone  shows  it  to  be  the  largest  enter- 
prise of  its  kind  west  of  the  Rocky  Mountains.  The  public  has  always  reaped 
the  benefit  from  the  liberal  manner  upon  which  this  business  has  been  managed, 
and  are  at  all  times  assured  of  the  lowest  market  price  in  the  purchase  of  goods. 
The  present  officers  are  gentlemen  thoroughly  known  in  commercial  and  social 
circles  of  the  city,  and  in  their  hands  the  conduct  of  affairs  is  safely  entrusted. 
They  are :  Wilford  Woodruff,  President ;  Moses  Thatcher,  Vice-President ;  T.  G. 
Webber,  Secretary ;  A,  W.  Carlson,  Treasurer.  Mr.  Webber  is  the  superintend- 
ent and  secretary.  He  has  for  over  twenty  years  faithfully  filled  various  offices 
in  this  institution,  and  Mr.  W.  H.  Rowe  is  the  assistant  superintendent.  Four 
hundred  and  ten  people  are  here  given  emptoyment,  and  $235,000  is  annually 
paid  them  in  salaries.  The  engraving  herewith  is  a  representation  of  the  build- 
ing as  it  stands  to-day. 

The  Lace  House,  No.  124  Main  Street. — This  enterprise  receives  special 
space  in  the  "  Industries  of  Salt  Lake  City  "  for  the  reason  that  it  is  the  only 
exclusive  house  of  its  kind  here.  The  business  was  first  established  in  October, 
1889,  by  the  present  proprietors,  Messrs,  William  Groesbeck,  Jr.,  and  Fred  E. 
Houghton.  Since  then  it  has  increased  rapidly  in  popularity  until  now  twenty- 
five  hands  are  given  constant  employment  and  the  trade  extends  all  over  the  city 
and  adjoining  territory.  The  house  is  completely  stocked  throughout  with  an 
elegant  and  tastily  arranged  line  of  ladies'  and  children's  furnishing  goods,  Ken- 
sington art  materials,  fancy  goods  and  notions.  It  is  conducted  by  gentlemen 
thoroughly  posted  in  every  detail  of  the  business,  and  though  but  a  short  time 
in  existence  it  has  already  assumed  metropolitan  proportions.  Mr.  Groesbeck 
is  a  native  of  Utah,  and  is  well  and  favorably  known  in  both  social  and  com- 
mercial circles  of  our  city.  Mr.  Houghton  is  originally  from  New  York.  He 
does  the  buying  for  the  house.  This  firm  are  deeply  interested  in  the  future 
prosperity  of  the  city  and  predict  that  in  a  few  years  Salt  Lake  will  rival  Denver. 

Eagle  Foundry  and  Machine  Co.,  424  West  First  South  Street. — This 
is  an  important  and  flourishing  enterprise,  and  the  largest  of  its  kind  in  the  Ter- 
ritory. In  fact,  there  is  none  other  in  the  entire  western  country  that  holds  a 
more  prominent  position.  The  company  is  a  co-operated  one,  employing  at  the 
present  time  fifty-two  hands,  and  controlling  an  extensive  trade  throughout  the 
city  and  surrounding  territory.  It  was  established  six  years  ago,  with  the  pres- 
ent officers  :  C.  P.  Mason,  President ;  James  Anderson,  Vice-President ;  T.  J. 
Almy,  Secretary ;  A.  M.  Grant,  Superintendent.  The  company  has  a  high  rep- 
utation for  doing  all  kinds  of  jobbing  and  repairing  work  in  an  artistic  manner, 
and  manufacturing  furnaces,  mining,  milling  and  concentrating  machinery,  iron 
fencing  and  cresting.  Mr.  Anderson  is  an  old  pioneer  of  this  city,  and  is  also 
connected  with  the  firm  of  Scott  &  Anderson,  ore  buyers.  Mr.  Almy  is  con- 
nected with  the  Ontario  Silver  Mining  Co.  A.  M.  Grant  has  the  active  man- 
agement of  the  business,  and  has  been  with  the  company  for  the  past  three 
years,  and  previous  to  that  he  was  connected  with  the  Ontario  Silver  Mining  Co. 
He  is  a  native  of  Ohio. 

Wells,  Fargo  &  Co.'s  Bank,  the  Salt  Lake  branch  of  which  is  situated  in 
commodious  and  convenient  quarters  on  Main  Street,  was  established  and  duly 
incorporated  in  1852,  with  a  capital  stock  of  $6,250,000,  and  now  has  a  surplus 


THE    CITY    OF    SALT    LAKE.  93 

of  $4,500,000.  This  bank  is  too  well  known  to  require  elaborate  mention  in 
this  volume,  and  it  is  the  author's  purpose  to  merely  call  the  reader's  attention 
to  the  enterprise  as  being  an  all-important  factor  in  the  development  of  Salt  Lake 
City's  commercial  interests.  The  bank  is  officered  by  Lloyd  Tevis,  President, 
San  Francisco ;  John  J.  Valentine,  Vice-President,  San  Francisco ;  H.  Wads- 
worth,  Treasurer,  and  J.  E.  Dooly,  Cashier,  Salt  Lake  City.  Wells,  Fargo  &  Co. 
transact  a  general  banking  business  in  all  its  details,  buying  and  selling  foreign 
and  domestic  exchange,  giving  special  attention  to  the  purchase  and  sale  of  ores 
and  bullion,  and  having  special  facilities  for  making  collections  and  executing 
commissions  through  the  express  agencies  of  the  company  in  almost  every  town 


west  of  the  Rocky  Mountains.  The  parent  office  of  the  company  is  in  San 
Francisco,  and  branch  offices  are  established  in  New  York,  Salt  Lake,  Carson 
City,  Nev.;  Virginia  City,  Nev.;  and  London,  Eng.  The  bank  has  other  cor- 
respondents in  all  leading  cities  of  the  United  States.  &~'| 

Geo.  A.  Lowe,  133-137  South  First  East  Street. — This  industry  was  first 
established  in  Salt  Lake  City  in  1873.  Mr.  Lowe  at  that  time  began  business, 
dealing  in  agricultural  implements  and  all  kinds  of  farm  machinery.  The  trade 
is  rapidly  increasing  from  year  to  year,  and  at  the  present  time  he  ships  to  Idaho, 
Nevada,  Wyoming  and  Colorado.  He  has  won  the  confidence  and  esteem  of 
the  business  community  by  his  upright,  honorable  and  considerate  treatment  of 
customers,  and  now  has  agencies  established  at  Ogden  and  Logan,  both  of  which 


94  THE    CITV    OF    SALT    LAKE. 

are  in  a  flourishing  condition.  He  represents  the  agency  for  the  following  well- 
known  wagons,  buggies  and  machines  :  Schuttler  wagons,  Buckeye  reaper  and 
mower,  Minnesota  Chief  threshers,  Advance  threshers,  Dederich  hay-presses, 
Ames  engines  and  boilers,  Lane  saw-mills,  Columbus  and  Standard  buggies, 
Gate  City  spring  wagons,  David  Bradley  Manufacturing  Company  plows  and 
and  hay  rakes,  Hodge  headers,  Superior  press  grain  drills,  Bissell  chilled  plows, 
Kilbourn  &  Jacobs  railroad  plows  and  scrapers  and  barrows.  The  large  storage 
space  occupied  is  completely  filled  with  all  implements  and  vehicles  above  and 
many  more  from  other  leading  manufacturers. 

C.  H.  Parsons,  Books,  Stationery  and  News,  164  Main  Street. — The  sub- 
ject of  this  sketch  came  from  Davenport,  Iowa,  in  1881,  and  engaged  in  business 
in  Ogden  for  a  period  of  two  years,  moving  from  there  to  the  metropolis  of  the 
Territory  and  laying  the  foundation  of  the  present  business  in  1884  under  the 
firm  name  of  C.  H.  Parsons  &  Co.  The  style  of  the  firm  was  changed  later  to 
Parsons  &  Derge  and  in  April,  1890,  Mr.  Parsons  purchased  his  partner's  interest 
in  the  business,  retaining  the  patronage  of  all  the  old  firm's  customers,  a  trade 
which  is  not  only  a  leading  one  in  the  city  and  adjacent  community,  but  extends 
throughout  Utah,  Idaho,  Wyoming,  Colorado  and  Montana.  Mr.  Parsons  is 
also  President  of  the  Pioneer  Loan  and  Homestead  Association,  secretary  of  the 
Y.  M.  C.  A.  and  otherwise  interested  in  the  growth  and  prosperity  of  the  city  of 
his  adoption,  lending  material  encouragement  to  every  movement  having  for  its 
object  the  welfare  and  building  up  of  Salt  Lake  City. 

B.  K.  Bloch  &  Co.,  Wholesale  Liquor  and  Cigar  Merchants,  and  agents  for 
Pabst  Brewing  Co.,  13  to  19  Commercial  St. — The  members  of  this  firm  have 
long  been  prominent  throughout  the  Western  States  and  Territories  as  leading 
dealers  in  all  brands  of  Kentucky  whiskies  and  cigars,  and  in  successfully  repre- 
senting the  agency  of  the  famous  Pabst  Brewing  Company,  of  Milwaukee. 
Though  this  house  was  recently  established,  upon  the  first  of  the  past  month, 
still  the  business  is  already  assuming  wide  proportion,  giving  employment  at  the 
present  time  to  twelve  hands,  whilst  two  traveling  salesmen  solicit  their  interests 
throughout  Utah  and  the  North.  The  company  is  an  incorporated  one  control- 
ing  a  capital  stock  of  $50,000,  and  a  reserve  fund  of  $50,000.  They  are  large 
dealers  of  bonded  whiskies ;  are  the  distributors  of  Straiton  &  Storm's  and  Carl 
Upman  New  York  cigars,  and  are  direct  importers  of  Havana  cigars  ;  and  agents 
for  Pomery  Sec,  Goulet,  Cliquot  and  G.  H.  Mumm's  champagnes.  B.  K.  Bloch 
has  been  a  resident  of  the  Territory  for  about  ten  years,  and  was  recently  travel- 
ing for  the  well-known  house  of  F.  J.  Kiesel  &  Co.,  Ogden.  He  is  an  Ohioan  by 
birth  and  brings  into  this  business  a  ripe  and  valuable  experience.  The  officers 
of  the  company  are :  Fred  J.  Kiesel,  President,  and  N.  Treweek,  Vice-President; 
the  former  gentleman  is  the  present  Mayor  of  the  city  of  Ogden,  and  is  the  head 
of  the  well-known  house  there  which  has  been  referred  to  above.  Mr.  Treweek 
is  interested  extensively  in  mining.  He  is  an  old  and  well-known  resident  of 
Salt  Lake  City,  having  emigrated  and  settled  here  over  twenty  years  ago.  This 
business  is  the  leading  one  of  its  kind  in  the  city,  and  together  with  the  house  at 
Ogden  controls  the  leading  trade  in  the  West,  extending  to  Montana,  Idaho, 
Washington,  Oregon,  Nevada  and  Wyoming. 

The  Collier  and  Cleaveland  Lithographing  Co.,  Rooms  408  and  409 
Progress  Building. — G.  M.Collier,  President;  J.  M.Armstrong,  Treasurer;  J. 
R.  Cleaveland,  Secretary ;  F.  S.  De  Bow,  Manager,  Salt  Lake.  An  important 
commercial  enterprise  recently  established,  which  is  received  with  welcome  by 
our  business  community  is  the  company  under  consideration.  The  lithographed 
covers  which   adorn  this  volume   were  executed  by  this  company  and  speak 


THE    CITY    OF    SALT    LAKE.  95 

high  in  praise  of  their  artistic  ability.  The  Collier  &  Cleaveland  Lithographing 
Company  have  just  been  established  with  headquarters  at  408-409  Progress 
Building  and  the  gentlemen  who  compose  the  firm  have  had  many  years'  prac- 
tical experience  in  lithography  and  are  thoroughly  conversant  with  all  its  de- 
partments. They  are  now  preparing  to  build  and  place  in  operation  an  extensive 
lithographing  establishment.  This  has  long  been  urged  by  prominent  business 
men  of  Salt  Lake  City  and  the  number  of  orders  already  received  are  sufficient 
to  keep  the  company  busy  for  three  months  to  come.  The  plant  when  com- 
pleted will  have  cost  about  $60,000,  and  everything  in  the  line  of  engraving, 
lithographing,  printing  and  bookbinding  will  be  carried  on,  together  with  a  gen- 
eral stationery  supply  department.     The  company  have  an  artistic  sample  line  of 


ZION'S   SAVINGS  BANK   &  TRUST   COMPANY  BUILDING. 


commercial  and  art  lithography  which  they  are  prepared  to  show  to  patrons. 
This  is  the  handiwork  of  their  many  experienced  artists,  designers,  engravers, 
transferers,  commercial  and  color  printers  employed  by  them.  The  company 
have  a  house  in  Denver  which  has  long  held  front  rank  among  the  best-known 
and  most  popular  concerns  of  the  kind  in  the  West.  The  management  of  the 
business  here  is  in  the  hands  of  F.  S.  De  Bow.  Mr.  De  Bow  is  one  of  the 
best-known  designers  in  the  country.  For  a  long  time  he  was  the  designer-in- 
chief  of  the  well-known  lithographing  establishment  of  Donaldson  Bros,,  New 
York  City,  also  chief  designer  for  J.  Ottman,  of  New  York,  of  Puck  fame.  The 
company  will  soon  erect  a  large  building  just  back  of  the  Tribune  office,  which 
will  be  a  model  in  every  particular,  supplied  with  every  essential  convenience 
for  carrying  on  their  industry.     Mention  has  been  made  on  the  inside  cover  of 


g6  THE    CITY    OF   SALT    LAKE. 

our  work  of  the  well-known  firm  of  Kelly  &  Co.,  Printers  and  Stationers,  who 
are  connected  with  the  Collier  &  Cleaveland  Company.  In  fact,  the  two  com- 
panies are  now  literally  one  organization,  for  they  have  recently  joined  their  in- 
terests in  this  city  and  are  doing  business,  in  the  different  departments,  as  one 
firm.     This  volume  was  printed  and  bound  by  Kelly  &  Co. 

S.  P.  Teasdel,  Dry  Goods,  Groceries,  etc.,  Nos.  132,  134,  136  and  138 
Main  St. — Among  the  old  pioneer  concerns  of  the  city,  which  were  established 
in  the  early  days  when  Zion  was  but  a  quiet  and  secluded  little  city,  is  the  above 
house  of  S.  P,  Teasdel.  Mr.  Teasdel  first  opened  up  his  store  over  twenty  years 
ago.  Year  by  year  since  then,  as  the  trade  rapidly  increased,  he  added  to  his 
stock  and  employed  additional  help,  and  in  every  way  increased  his  facilities  for 
transacting  a  much  larger  business,  and  at  the  present  time  from  thirty-five  to 
forty  hands  are  given  employment.  The  trade  covers  a  large  portion  of  the  Ter- 
ritory and  a  complete  line  of  dry  goods,  groceries,  boots,  shoes,  hats,  caps, 
queensware,  etc.,  are  both  imported,  jobbed  and  retailed  in  large  amounts.  Mr. 
Teasdel  is  an  Englishman  by  birth  and  ever  since  taking  up  his  residence  in  this 
city  he  has  been  prominent  in  commercial,  social  and  political  affairs ;  having 
served  four  years  as  a  member  of  the  City  Council.  His  stores,  situated  at  132, 
134,  136  and  138  Main  Street,  are  models  of  perfect  arrangement  in  every  partic- 
ular. There  are  four  of  them  completely  stocked  from  the  ground  floor  up  with 
a  choice  and  well  assorted  line  of  goods  comprising  respectively  in  the  first  store, 
family  groceries  ;  second  store,  dry  goods  ;  third  store,  boots  and  shoes ;  and 
fourth  store,  clothing.  These  different  departments,  however,  are  all  under  one 
management.  This  house  deservedly  ranks  with  the  leading  concerns  of  the 
kind  in  the  West,  and  there  is  no  similar  enterprise  in  Salt  Lake  City  that  stands 
higher  in  the  estimation  of  the  people. 

S.  Kellner,  Dry  Goods  and  Gents'  Furnishings,  205  and  207  South  Main 
Street. — The  house  that  here  receives  space  has  just  opened  up  its  doors  to  an 
extensive  patronage.  The  enterprise  is  indeed  an  important  addition  to  the  com- 
mercial interests  of  Salt  Lake  City ;  and,  though  a  new  comer,  Mr.  Kellner  has 
long  been  well  known  throughout  trade  circles  of  the  West.  For  the  past  six 
years  he  has  been  engaged  in  the  dry  goods  business  in  Cheyenne.  This  store 
is  a  model  in  every  particular.  It  is  one  of  the  most  handsome,  commodious 
and  citified  in  appearance  of  any  in  Salt  Lake.  The  windows  are  of  large  plate 
glass,  and  the  goods,  so  artistically  displayed,  are  complete  in  assortment,  fresh 
and  clean  from  the  manufacturers.  Thirty  clerks  are  given  employment,  and 
the  trade,  which  opens  with  a  rush,  contemplates  Utah,  Montana,  Idaho  and 
Western  Wyoming.  The  commanding  apartments  at  night  are  thoroughly 
lighted  with  numerous  electric  lights,  and,  all  in  all,  it  is  safe  and  conservative  to 
assume  that  this  store  justly  ranks  foremost  among  the  leading  industries  of  the 
kind  in  the  western  country-  S.  Kellner  has  been  an  active  dry  goods  dealer 
for  over  thirteen  years.  He  first  began  business  in  Nebraska.  Mr.  Kellner  ex- 
presses great  confidence  in  the  future  development  of  Salt  Lake,  and  says  that 
his  interests  and  "  well  wishes  "  are  now  entirely  centered  here. 

The  Midland  Investment  Company,  177  South  Main  Street. — The  above 
company  is  one  of  the  foremost  commercial  adjuncts  of  Salt  Lake  City.  Har- 
vey Hardy  is  the  manager,  John  H.  Hinman,  treasurer,  and  F.  M.  Bishop  the 
secretary  ;  these  gentlemen  are  thoroughly  posted  in  actual  and  prospective  val- 
ues, and  are  interested  in  a  healthy  and  satisfactory  growth  for  Salt  Lake  City. 
They  transact  a  general  real  estate,  mining  and  insurance  business,  and  negotiate 
loans  upon  implied  security.  They  do  business  chiefly  in  the  city  and  country 
contiguous,  though  they  control  trade  all  over  the  Territory.     They  have  sold  the 


THE    CITY    OF    SALT    LAKE.  97 

famous  Inglewood  aud  North  Inglewood  and  Glendale  Subdivision,  and  are  at 
the  present  time  selling  Cone  &  Roberts'  Subdivision,  and  immediately  expect  to 
put  on  a  plat  south  of  Liberty  Park.  Last  year  their  transactions  amounted  to 
three  millions  of  dollars,  and  the  prospect  this  year,  so  far,  is  much  better  than 
last.  F.  M.  Bishop  is  a  Notary  Public  and  attends  to  this  branch  of  the  busi- 
ness for  the  company.  The  company  solicits  correspondence,  and  makes  invest- 
ments for  non-residents  a  specialty. 

Co-operative  Furniture  Company,  Wholesale  and  Retail  Dealers,  No.  41 
Main  Street. — The  Co-operative  Furniture  Company  is  now  doing  a  leading  and 
constantly  increasing  business  throughout  the  city  and  Territory,  The  business 
was  originally  established  in  1873,  and  three  years  later,  in  1876,  became  incor- 


Z.    C.    M.    I.    SHOE  FACTORY. 


porated.  The  officers  are,  J.  H.  Smith,  President;  A.  H.  Cannon',  Vice-Presi- 
dent; O.  H.  Pettit,  Secretary  and  Treasurer;  and  W.  N.  Williams,  Superintend- 
ent. Mr.  Williams  has  been  with  the  company  since  its  commencement,  and  it 
is  owing  to  his  experienced  judgment  and  well-directed  efforts  that  the  company 
stands  in  the  prosperous  position  it  does  to-day.  '  At  the  present  time  sixteen 
men  are  given  employment,  and  the  salesrooms,  situated  at  No.  41  Main  Street, 
are  completely  stocked  with  a  choice  line  of  furniture,  upholstery  goods,  spring 
mattresses,  feathers,  curtains,  window  blinds,  carpets,  linoleum,  etc,  They  man- 
ufacture most  of  their  upholstered  goods,  and  make  a  specialty  of  their  cele- 
brated Home-Made  Bed  Lounge,  for  which  they  got  a  diploma  at  the  last  Terri- 
torial Fair. 


98  THE    CITY    OF    SALT    LAKE. 

W.  L.  Pickard,  Dealer  in  Saddlery,  Hardware,  No.  30  West  Second  South 
Street,  and  Hides,  Wool  and  Furs,  Third  South,  corner  Third  West  Street. — This 
business  was  first  established  in  1870  by  W,  L.  Pickard,  and  it  is  owing  to  his 
undivided  and  well-directed  efforts  that  the  house  occupies  the  enviable  position 
which  it  holds  to-day  in  the  commercial  circles  of  our  city.  Fourteen  compe- 
tent hands  are  here  given  employment  A  successful  specialty  is  made  in  heavy 
harness  and  stock  saddles,  and,  though  no  traveling  salesmen  are  sent  out,  the 
trade  reaches  all  portions  of  Utah,  Idaho,  Nevada  and  Wyoming.  Mr.  Pickard 
controls  two  stores,  one  at  No.  30  West  Second  South  Street,  and  one  at  Third 
South,  corner  Third  West  Street.  In  both  places  he  has  invested  fully  $50,000. 
His  books  record  annual  sales  for  the  past  year  in  saddlery  and  hardware  of 
about  $50,000,  and  in  other  lines  fully  $100,000.  A  complete  and  well-assorted 
stock  of  goods  of  various  kinds  is  handled,  embracing  everything  in  the  line  of 
saddlery,  hardware,  harness  and  leather,  hides,  wool  and  furs.  Mr.  Pickard  is  a 
native-born  Englishman,  but  has  resided  in  this  Territory  about  thirty-three  years, 
and  has  long  figured  actively  in  the  commercial  and  social  welfare  of  the  city. 
He  is  at  present  an  active  member  of  the  City  Council. 

People's  Equitable  Co-operative  Association,  Dealers  in  General  Mer- 
chandise, Nos.  7  and  9,  Main  Street. — This  is  one  of  the  most  important  enter- 
prises of  its  kind  in  Salt  Lake  City,  and  therefore  receives  a  special  review  on 
this  page  of  our  work.  The  company  was  organized  and  incorporated  in  1888, 
with  a  capital  stock  of  $50,000,  and  at  the  present  time  controls  an  extensive 
and  constantly  increasing  trade  throughout  the  city  and  surrounding  settlements. 
A  large  number  of  hands  are  given  employment  in  the  local  department,  whilst 
one  traveling  salesman  solicits  the  outside  trade.  There  are  over  six  hundred 
shareholders  in  the  association  to  whom  has  been  paid  three  semi-annual  divi- 
dends, the  first  15  per  cent.,  second  12  per  cent,  and  third  12  per  cent.,  making 
39  per  cent,  for  eighteen  months,  the  time  the  association  has  been  established. 
One-third  of  the  net  profits  have  been  given  to  purchasers,  who  have  received 
three  5  per  cent,  dividends.  The  People's  Equitable  Association  is  a  popular 
enterprise  with  the  people  of  this  city,  and  is  managed  by  gentlemen  who  have 
at  heart  the  best  interests  of  their  patrons  in  every' respect.  The  officers  of  the 
association  are,  Angus  M.  Cannon.  President ;  Oliver  Hodgson,  Vice-President ; 
Wm.  Langton,  Superintendent;  Jos.  Anderson,  Secretary  and  Treasurer.  The 
association  keeps  an  immense  and  well-assorted  stock  of  merchandise  This  is 
all  selected  with  care  and  taste  by  experienced  buyers  and  retailed  at  the  lowest 
competing  rates  to  patrons. 

Harry  R.  Browne,  Accountant  and  Auditor,  No.  251  S.  Main  St.— This 
gentleman  established  himself  here  as  an  expert  accountant  and  auditor  in  1889, 
though  for  eight  years  previously  he  had  been  actively  and  untiringly  following 
his  chosen  profession  in  the  East.  Salt  Lake  has  long  been  in  need  of  the  ser- 
vices of  just  such  a  gentleman  and  it  is  almost  needless  to  say  that  his  work  is 
thoroughly  appreciated  by  our  business  men.  Mr.  Browne  possesses  a  thorough 
and  practical  knowledge  of  his  profession  in  its  every  phase,  and  his  patrons  can 
be  numbered  among  the  largest  firms  and  corporations  in  the  Territory.  The 
most  complicated  accounts  are  entrusted  to  his  hands  and  always  with  entire 
satisfaction  as  to  the  final  result.  Mr.  Browne  was  formerly  a  resident  of  Cincin- 
nati. Recently,  within  the  past  year,  he  has  been  giving  his  attention  to  inaug- 
urating a  new  check  system  of  accounts ;  this  system  was  copyrighted  in  March, 
1890,  and  is  now  in  successful  operation,  proving  a  great  saving  of  labor  to  the 
book-keeper,  and  enabling  members  of  a  firm  to  see  at  a  glance  the  volume  of 
daily  business  transacted.     It  also  takes  the  place  of  the  trial  balance  as  both 


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sides  of  the  check  journal  must  necessarily  balance  every  day.  This  system  is 
readily  adapted  to  all  forms  "of  double  entry  book-keeping.  To  the  business  man 
whose  daily  transactions  hardly  warrant  him  in  giving  employment  to  a  regular 
book-keeper,  Mr.  Browne  offers  special  facilities  for  taking  care  of  such  books 
and  devoting  such  time  to  them  during  the  month  as  they  require,  at  a  nominal 
cost.  He  has  two  professional  assistants  who  are  thoroughly  acquainted  with 
his  methods,  and  his  valuable  services  are  fast  working  into  the  favor  of  our  busi- 
ness community.    • 

The  Salt  Lake  Construction  Company,  Contractors  of  Steam  and  Hot 
Water  Heating,  etc.,  6 1  First  East  Street. — The  enterprise  under  consideration 
was  established  in  April,  1 890,  and  the  addition  of  this  enterprise  to  the  commer- 
cial interests  of  Salt  Lake  City  is  certainly  an  important  factor,  because  the  com- 
pany is  organized  upon  a  substantial  basis  and  has  at  its  head  gentlemen  of  long 
practical  experience  who  are  well  known  in  the  community,  and  throughout  the 
western  country  generally,  as  leading  contractors.  The  company  will  shortly 
become  incorporated  with  a  liberal   capital  stock  and  make  a  specialty  of  piping 


A.   ROUND Y'S  RESIDENCE. 

work  for  buildings  and  for  mines,  and  having  a  power  pipe  machine  will  execute 
such  work  with  the  greatest  dispatch.  In  addition  to  the  usual  lines  of  steam- 
fitting,  plumbing  and  gas-fitting,  the  erection  of  fire-escapes,  elevators,  engines, 
boilers  and  pumps  also  enters  into  the  business  as  an  important  feature.  They 
handle  the  famous  Hammill  Fire  Escape,  and  Eaton  and  Prince  Elevators.  L. 
S.  Austin  is  the  present  business  manager  of  the  company;  of  late  years  he  has 
been  actively  associated  with  the  metallurgical  interests  of  the  Territory.  Mr. 
Burns,  the  superintendent,  has  had  the  placing  of  many  important  contracts  for 
steam  work  in  this  city,  and  the  erection  of  numerous  mining  plants  in  the  in- 
ter-mountain region. 

Salt  Lake  Soap  Company,  Culmer  Block. — The  above  company  was  incor- 
porated in  1888,  with  a  capital  stock  of  $50,000,  and  is  officered  as  follows: 
President,  W.  H.  Remington ;  Secretary,  Ansel  Badger ;  Treasurer,  G.  F.  Culmer. 
The  works  are  situated  at  North  Salt  Lake,  and  at  the  present  time  employ 
about  twenty  hands  in  the  manufacturing  of  choice  laundry,  bath  and  toilet  soaps, 
which  are  represented  in  Utah  and  the  adjacent  States  and  Territories  by  two 
traveling  agents.     Among  their  specialties  are  the  well-known  brands  of  soaps 


IOO  THE    CITY    OF    SALT    LAKE. 

known  as  Eagle,  Olive  Queen,  White  Rose,  Eureka,  Nickel  Gem  and  the  cele- 
brated Cocoanut  Hardwater  Bar.  Since  the  establishment  of  this  factory  their 
standard  has  never  been  allowed  to  deteriorate,  and  in  consequence  their  trade 
is  on  the  increase  from  year  to  year.  The  names  of  the  directors  of  this  com- 
pany are  sufficient  guarantee  of  its  standing  in  the  community  ;  nearly  if  not  all 
of  them  are  interested  in  other  of  the  city's  industries  and  foremost  in  all  leading 
enterprises.  Mr.  Remington,  the  head  of  the  well-known  wholesale  grocery  house 
of  Remington,  Johnson  &  Co.,  has  received  mention  in  connection  there- 
with on  another  page  of  this  volume.  Mr.  Culmer  is  also  one  of  the  leading  bus- 
iness men  of  the  city.  Mr.  Badger,  who  is  the  book-keeper  and  collector  of  the 
Salt  Lake  Soap  Company,  is  a  former  resident  of  Chicago.  Mr.  Joseph  Pugsley, 
the  Superintendent,  has  spent  his  life  thus  far  in  the  soap  business,  and  is  thor- 
oughly conversant  with  the  manufacture  of  all  grades  of  goods  in  his  line.  The 
quality  and  prices  have  been  such  as  to  place  the  business  on  a  dividend-paying 
basis,  and  gives  promise  of  handsome  returns  in  the  future. 

Roberts  &  Nelden,  Importers  and  Jobbers  in  Drugs  and  Medicines. — 
This  business  was  first  established  in  1884,  by  Roberts  &  Nelden.  Both  gentle- 
men are  thoroughly  known  throughout  commercial  circles  of  this  Territory,  and 
have  long  been  prominent  citizens  of  Salt  Lake.  This  store  is  centrally  located 
in  the  busiest  portion  of  the  city,  and  it  has  earned  and  deserves  the  reputation 
of  being  one  of  the  leading  drug  houses  of  the  Territory,  catering  to  an  exten- 
sive local  trade,  as  well  as  shipping  many  goods  throughout  the  surrounding 
towns  and  hamlets.  They  are  importers  and  jobbers  in  drugs,  medicines,  assay- 
ers' material  and  mill  supplies,  as  well  as  handling  a  well-assorted  line  of  surgical 
instruments,  etc.  This  house  has  the  patronage  of  the  leading  physicians  of  the 
city  for  the  reason  that  the  gentlemen  conducting  the  prescription  department 
are  well  known  to  be  thoroughly  experienced  and  educated  pharmacists  in  every 
sense  of  the  word  There  is  a  cjmplete  line  of  the  best  goods  from  the  leading 
manufacturers  constantly  carried  in  stock,  and  six  clerks  are  given  employment 
in  the  various  capacities  of  the  prescription  and  sales  departments.  B.  Roberts 
has  been  a  resident  of  the  Territory  for  the  past  thirty  years,  and  is  perhaps  one 
of  the  best-known  business  men  in  the  city.  Mr.  Nelden  givjes  his  entire  atten- 
tion to  the  compounding  of  drugs,  and  is  a  gentleman  who  has  had  many  years' 
valuable  experience  as  a  pharmacist.  He  has  been  a  resident  of  the  Territory 
for  twelve  years,  and  was  formerly  in  the  drug  business  in  New  Jersey .^  Mr.  B. 
Roberts,  Jr.,  became  a  member  of  the  firm  about  three  years  ago  and  has  always 
been  actively  interested. 

Utah  Paint  and  Oil  Company  (Incorporated),  107  East  First  South 
Street. — This  company  was  established  on  the  28th  day  of  April,  1888,  and  then 
known  under  the  firm  name  of  Coombs,  Hamlin  &  Keats.  The  business  was 
changed  to  its  present  style  at  the  time  the  company  was  incorporated,  June  18, 
1889.  The  company  has  a  capital  stock  of  $50,000,  and  the  following  well- 
known  gentlemen  compose  the  executive :  S.  J.  Coombs,  Business  Manager ;  J. 
H.  Hamlin,  Superintendent  and  Cashier;  M.  J.  Jones,  Secretary  of  the  Board  of 
Directors.  The  company  give  employment  to  twenty-four  experienced  work- 
men in  the  capacity  of  house  decorators,  sign  writers  and  painters,  as  well  as  a 
full  force  of  clerks  and  bookkeepers.  A  great  and  successful  specialty  is  made 
of  artistic  house  decorating,  and  the  company  handle  a  complete  line  of  painters' 
supplies  and  the  latest  patterns  in  wall  papers.  In  fact,  it  is  safe  and  conservative 
to  assert  that  this  company  handles  one  of  the  largest  and  most  complete  lines 
of  goods  of  any  similar  concern  in  the  Territory.  The  trade  is  largely  confined 
to  the  city,  but  is  rapidly  expanding  with  the  growth  of  the  surrounding  country 


THE    CITY    OF    SALT    LAKE. 


IOI 


and  the  increasing  popularity  of  the  house.  Mr.  Coombs  has  been  a  resident  of 
this  city  for  over  twenty  years.  He  has  followed  this  busirfess  all  his  lifetime 
and  prior  to  the  establishment  of  the  present  company  he  was  employed  with 
Tullidge  &  Co.  Mr.  Hamlin  has  also  followed  this  calling  during  his  entire 
business  life  and  left  the  firm  of  Tullidge  &  Co.  at  the  same  time  with  Mr. 
Coombs  to  establish  the  Utah  Paint  and  Oil  Company.  Mr.  Jones  has  been  a 
resident  of  this  country  for  upwards  of  twenty-three  years.  He  has  been  in  this 
business  for  fifteen  years  and  was  also  formerly  with  Tullidge  &  Co.,  but  at  the  time 
the  above  company  was  established  he  sold  out  a  store  which  he  had  recently 
founded  under  his  own  name.  As  may  be  seen  by  the  above  short  sketches, 
these  gentlemen  have  all  enjoyed  the  ripe  experience  of  many  years'  practical 
drilling  in  the  various  departments  of  their  business. 

The  New  York  Equitable  Life  Assurance  Society,  M.  Rush  Warner, 
General  Agent  for  Utah,  Office  306  and   307   Progress  Building. — The  above 


EXTERIOR  VIEW  OF   TABERNACLE. 


company  has  as  its  local  or  territorial  representative  in  this  city  a  gentleman  who 
is  one  of  the  oldest  and  most  experienced  as  well  as  one  of  the  best-known  in- 
surance men  in  the  West.  Mr.  Warner  has  branch  agencies  located  in  promi- 
nent points  all  over  the  Territory.  In  his  offices  here  he  employs  a  full  corps  of 
competent  clerks  and  at  all  times  extends  a  cordial  invitation  to  the  public  for  a 
personal  call.  For  over  twenty-five  years  he  has  actively  followed  this  pursuit 
both  to  his  personal  interest  and  that  of  his  constituents.  He  has  been  a  resi- 
dent of  Utah  for  a  little  less  than  two  years  and  has  already  built  up  a  large 
circle  of  commercial  friends.  Mr.  Warner  is  originally  from  Philadelphia  and  in 
that  city  he  has  been  prominent  at  the  head  of  a  number  of  fine  insurance  com- 
panies. The  new  business  of  the  Equitable  Life  Assurance  Society  of  New 
York  for  the  first  quarter  of  the  present  year,  is  reported  to  exceed  $50,000,000. 
This  is  unprecedented  in  the  annals  of  life  insurance.  The  assets  of  the  com- 
pany are  $1 10,000,000. 


102  THE    CITY    OF    SALT    LAKE. 

Joseph  Wm.  Taylor,  Undertaker  and  Embalmer,  Nos.  21  and  23  S.  West 
Temple  .Street. — This  business  was  established  by  Mr.  Taylor  in  1883,  after  a 
life-long  apprenticeship  in  practical  undertaking  and  embalming  with  his  father, 
Joseph  E.  Taylor,  Utah's  pioneer  undertaker,  and  at  the  present  time  he  stands 
easily  at  the  head  of  his  profession  in  the  city,  as  well  as  throughout  the  Terri- 
tory, as  a  wholesale  and  retail  dealer  in  coffins,  caskets  and  all  undertakers'  sup- 
plies. Mr.  Taylor  has  a  well-stocked  establishment  and  a  corps  of  competent 
assistants  to  attend  to  the  desires  of  his  patrons,  always  under  his  own  super- 
vision, and  through  his  long  experience  and  vast  acquaintance  in  the  city  and 
adjacent  territory,  he  has  built  up  a  select  trade  second  to  none  in  extent.  Mr. 
Taylor  was  born  in  Salt  Lake  City,  and  is  interested  in  every  measure  tending  to 
aid  the  material  progress  of  the  metropolis. 

R,  M.  Johnson  &  Co.,  Commission  Merchants  and  Brokers,  No.  23  West 
First  South  Street. — The  house  under  consideration  is  conducted  by  gentlemen 
who  have  for  many  years  held  the  confidence  and  esteem  of  the  entire  commu- 
nity. R.  M.  Johnson  has  resided  in  Utah  for  twenty-three  years,  and  prior  to 
establishing  the  business,  on  the  first  day  of  November,  1889,  he  was  in  the  em- 
ploy of  the  Pacific  Express  Company.  Matthew  White  was  in  Salt  Lake  during 
'66  and  '68,  but  since  then  he  has  been  engaged  in  the  malt  business  in  New 
York.  He  returned  to  this  city  in  August,  1889.  The  firm  are  rapidly  build- 
ing up  an  extensive  trade.  At  present  they  give  employment  to  two  clerks,  and 
handle  everything  in  the  line  of  stocks,  grain  and  merchandise.  The  firm  are 
also  largely  interested  in  real  estate.  They  own  the  popular  "Saltair"  on  the 
lake,  part  of  which  is  to  be  improved  for  a  bathing  resort,  and  the  balance  for 
the  erection  of  cottages. 

Lynch  &  McCarroll,  Real  Estate.  The  business  of  this  well-known 
firm  was  established  in  March,  1887,  by  Lynch  &  Glasmann,  and  the  firm  name 
was  changed  three  years  later  upon  the  purchase  by  Mr.  McCarroll  of  the  inter- 
est and  good  will  of  Mr.  Glasmann.  Mr.  John  T.  Lynch  has  been  a  resident  of 
the  Territory  since  1870.  He  has  long  been  interested  in  mining  and  other 
leading  industries  of  the  city,  and  his  acquaintance  and  popularity  is  attested  by 
the  fact  that  for  ten  years  he  served  in  the  capacity  of  postmaster  of  the  grow- 
ing city.  Mr.  George  McCarroll  brought  to  the  business  a  knowledge  of  the 
wants  of  real  estate  investors  gained  through  a  long  experience  in  Denver.  The 
firm  has  a  reputation  for  probity  second  to  none,  and  they  give  strict  atten- 
tion to  the  interests  of  patrons,  their  responsibility  and  standing  being  vouched 
for  by  such  well-known  financial  institutions  as  the  Bank  of  Salt  Lake,  Union 
National  Bank,  Deseret  National  Bank  and  McCornick  &  Co.  They  are  inter- 
ested in  additions  in  all  parts  of  the  city  and  have  property  to  suit  all  intending 
purchasers.  While  it  would  be  out  of  the  question  for  us  to  enumerate  their 
additions  in  an  editorial  work  of  this  kind,  a  description  of  Salt  Lake's  pleasure 
resorts  would  be  incomplete  without  mention  of  their  principal  attraction,  Gar- 
field City,  the  first  bathing  resort  ever  established  on  the  white  sand  beach  of 
the  great  salt  sea,  directly  west  of  Garfield  Beach,  the  Long  Branch  of  the  mid- 
continent.  Garfield  City  combines  in  one  the  advantage  of  a  suburban  city,  a 
mountain  home  and  a  seaside  bathing  resort.  Fronting  the  beach  and  backed 
by  the  mountain  peaks  and  canyons,  it  furnishes  the  grandest  view  of  lake  and 
islands.  The  city's  streets  are  lined  with  trees,  the  water  supply  is  abundant 
and  pure,  over  700,000  gallons  per  day  being  supplied  by  the  largest  artesian 
well  in  the  West,  situated  in  Buffalo  Park,  a  beautiful  spot  in  the  center  of  the 
city,  which  contains  among  its  other  attractions  a  herd  of  100  buffalo  and  a  large 
number  of  other  animals. 


THE    CITY    OF    SALT    LAKE.  IO3 

The  Clear  Title  Real  Estate  Agency,  Geo.  A.  Meears,  Manager,  Rooms 
4  and  5  Culmer  Block. — This  agency  was  established  recently  by  the  present 
proprietor,  George  A.  Meears,  who,  for  the  past  several  years  has  been  exclu- 
sively engaged  in  mining  operations.  A  general  real  estate  and  mining  broker- 
age business  is  transacted,  and  three  clerks  are  given  employment,  attendant 
upon  office  affairs.  Houses,  lots,  farms,  gold,  silver,  lead  and  other  mines  and 
mining  stocks  are  bought  and  sold ;  the  trade  extending,  in  real  estate,  through- 
out the  city  and  county  ;  and  in  mining,  throughout  Utah,  Montana,  Idaho, 
Wyoming,  Nevada  and  Colorado.  Mr.  Meears  came  to  Utah  when  a  boy,  and 
has  been  engaged  in  business  some  twenty-five  years.  He  is  well  acquainted 
at  home  and  also  throughout  the  country.  His  agency  is  a  popular  one 
with  the  public,  and  his  wide  association  with  all  classes  of  the  community 
brings  a  regular  stream  of  patronage,  which  is  continually  increasing.  He  has 
beep,  and  is,  connected  with  a  number  of  the  largest  enterprises  in  the  West. 


Sears  &  Liddle  Co.,  Importers  and  Jobbers  of  Paints,  Oils,  Brushes,  Etc., 
No.  33  West  First  South  Street. — In  this  particular  line  of  industry  there  is  no 
house  in  the  West  that  holds  as  popular  and  important  a  place  as  the  above  of 
Sears  &  Liddle  Co.  Certainly,  they  are  leaders  of  their  line  in  Utah.  The  en- 
terprise was  first  founded  in  1875,  by  Sears  &  Liddle,  and  in  1889,  upon  the 
admission  of  W.  J.  Bateman  into  partnership,  the  "  Co."  was  added  and  the  com- 
pany underwent  incorporation  with  a  capital  stock  of  $50,000.  The  duties  of 
president  and  manager  are  contingent  upon  N.  Sears,  whilst  Mr.  Bateman  acts 
as  secretary.  Mr.  Sears  is  a  well-known  and  highly-respected  pioneer  of  Salt 
Lake,  having  crossed  the  "  trackless  desert "  in  the  early  days  of  '64.  Mr.  Lid- 
dle took  up  his  residence  here  in  1872.  The  firm  first  began  business  whole- 
saling grain  and  feed.  Later,  in  1880,  they  added  paints  and  oils,  and  now  their 
stock  is  complete  in  every  detail ;  it  embraces  every  variety  of  paints,  oils, 
brushes,  window  glass,  ready-mixed  paints,  varnishes,  etc.,  which  find  ready  sale 
throughout  Utah.     Ten  clerks  are  required  in  the  employ. 


104  THE    CITY    OF    SALT    LAKE. 

Danison  &  Sampson,  Colorado  Stables  and  Stock  Yards,  317  South  State 
Road — These  popular  stables  were  formerly  conducted  by  J.  A.  Nelson,  but  the 
present  firm  succeeded  February,  1890.  Both  gentlemen  are  from  Idaho  Springs, 
Colorado,  where  Mr.  Sampson  was  for  many  years  conducting  a  meat  shop,  and 
Mr.  Danison  was  employed  by  a  mining  firm  as  manager.  Mr.  Danison  is  orig- 
inally from  Illinois,  and  Mr.  Sampson  from  England.  These  stables  are  con- 
ducted upon  an  extensive  and  satisfactory  basis ;  four  hands  are  given  employ- 
ment, and  a  specialty  is  made  of  fine  livery.  They  have  large,  commodious  sta- 
bles, centrally  located  and  with  sufficient  room  to  accommodate  seventy-five 
horses.  Horses  are  carefully  boarded  and  cared  for,  and  in  connection  with 
their  stock-yards  a  large  amount  of  trading  is  transacted. 

E.  Y.  &  Thos.  E.  Taylor,  155  West  South  Temple. — This  house  deservedly 
ranks  as  one  of  the  leading  and  most  popular  hay,  grain  and  produce  firms  of 
Salt  Lake  City.  The  business  was  first  established  in  1877,  since  which  time  the 
trade  has  rapidly  increased  from  year  to  year  under  the  experienced  and  active 
attention  of  the  proprietors,  Messrs.  E.  Y.  and  Thos.  E.  Taylor.  At  the  present 
time  nine  hands  are  required  in  the  employ.  Both  brothers  are  natives  of  Salt 
Lake  City  and  have  many  times  shown  a  deep  interest  in  the  material  prosperity 
of  the  community  in  which  they  live  and  flourish.  E.  Y.  Taylor  was  for  some 
time  engaged  in  the  wagon  and  blacksmithing  business,  and  Thomas  E.  Taylor 
was  business  manager  for  the  Deseret  News  Co.  before  the  organization  of  the 
present  firm.  The  business  of  this  house  has  during  its  entire  existence  been 
conducted  in  a  conservative  and  systematic  manner  by  gentlemen  who  arc  thor- 
oughly posted  in  every  detail  of  the  hay,  grain  and  produce  industry. 

George  A.  Alder  &  Son,  Exclusive  Boot  and  Shoe  dealers,  No.  46  East 
First  South. — Most  centrally  located  in  the  heart  of  the  retail  district,  this  house 
is  particularly  fitted  for  commanding  the  fine  trade  of  both  the  city  and  surround- 
ing community.  It  is  neatly  arranged  within,  well  stocked  with  the  finest  lines 
of  foot-wear,  and  its  plate  glass  windows,  elegantly  dressed,  present  a  most  attrac- 
tive appearance.  The  business  of  dealing  exclusively  in  perfect-fitting  shoes  for 
ladies  and  gentlemen,  was  inaugurated  on  the  first  day  of  March,  [890,  by  Messrs. 
George  A.  Alder  and  George  D.  Alder,  and  immediately  took  prominence  in  the 
front  rank  of  Salt  Lake  City's  commercial  interests.  Both  gentlemen  are  well 
adapted  for  their  specialty  by  their  intimate  knowledge  of  the  trade  and  the 
wants  of  their  patrons,  gained  in  a  lifetime  in  the  business  in  this  city.  Mr. 
George  A.  Alder  has  been  in  the  country  twenty-four  years  and  is  well  known 
through  his  connection  with  the  shoe  departments  of  Z.  C.  M.  I.  and  the  Walker 
Brothers  Co.;  having  been  seven  years  with  the  first-named  association  and  in 
the  employ  of  the  Walker  Bros.  Co.  fifteen  years.  His  son,  Mr.  George  D.  Al- 
der also  enjoys  a  vast  acquaintance  through  having  been  raised  in  Salt  Lake 
City. 

Hardy,  Young  &  Co.,  General  Merchandise,  East  First  South. — Messrs.  L. 
G.  and  O.  H.  Hardy,  brothers,  established  the  above  business  in  1 881,  it  being 
changed  in  1887  to  the  present  style  upon  the  addition  to  the  firm  of  Alonzo 
Young  and  Elias  Morris.  Their  trade  is  constantly  increasing  throughout  the 
city  and  county,  demanding  at  the  present  time  from  eight  to  ten  experienced 
assistants  to  supply  its  service.  The  Hardy  Brothers  are  thoroughly  familiar 
with  the  wants  of  their  large  circle  of  patrons,  through  an  experience  gained  in 
the  past  thirty-eight  years  in  the  city  and  surrounding  community  in  connection 
with  the  Burton-Gardner  Company  and  their  own  stock  range  interests,  and  have 
been  also  otherwise  prominent  in  interests  tending  toward  the  building  up  of  the 
city  and  Territory.     Mr.  O.  H.  Hardy  is  also  a  director  in  the  Utah  Commercial 


THE    CITY    OF    SALT    LAKE.  105 

and  Savings  Bank.  Mr.  Young  is  thoroughly  identified  with  the  progress  of 
Salt  Lake  City  through  a  residence  of  thirty  years,  and  was  identified  with  her 
commercial  interests  in  the  boot  and  shoe  line  prior  to  joining  forces  with  the 
Hardy  Brothers.  The  firm  is  at  this  writing  located  at  39  E.  First  South,  but 
will  remove  shortly  to  their  magnificent  five-story  block  now  in  course  of  con- 
struction on  Main  Street,  a  block  peculiarly  fitted  for  their  increasing  business 
as  well  as  a  model  of  architectural  beauty  and  an  ornament  to  the  business  and 
financial  centre  of  the  city.  The  company  were  active  instigators  of  the  erection 
of  the  new  building  which  has  been  engraved  in  this  work,  and  were  the  first  to 
propose  its  erection. 

Roy  &  Co.,  Wholesale  Fruit,  Produce  and  Commission,  No.  1 16  West  First 
South  Street. — This  well-known  enterprise  was  first  established  in  1885,  by  Wm. 
H.  Roy,  the  present  head  of  the  firm,  and  it  was  not  until  the  first  of  last  Jan- 
uary that    Frank    Cutler  and    Charles    Martin  were   admitted   into   partnership. 


The  business  at  the  present  time  gives  every  assurance  of  prosperity.  There  is 
$10,000  invested  in  stock,  five  clerks  are  given  employment  and  a  specialty  is 
made  of  oranges  and  lemons  in  carload  lots.  Mr.  Roy  has  been  a  resident  ot 
the  city  since  1872,  and  previously  was  engaged  in  general  merchandise  at 
Park  City  for  about  ten  years.  He  is  a  native  of  Montreal,  Canada,  but  spent 
his  early  days  in  Albany,  N.  Y.  Mr.  Cutler  was  employed  for  some  years  in 
the  wholesale  produce  and  commission  business  with  his  father.  He  was  born 
and  raised  in  this  Territory.  Mr.  Martin  has  been  with  Mr.  Roy  ever  since  the 
latter  first  commenced  business  here.  He  is  also  a  native  of  Utah.  These  gen- 
tlemen are  all  giving  their  undivided  attention  to  building  up  a  leading  commis- 
sion business  and  have  long  enjoyed  a  wide  circle  of  business  and  social  friends. 
T.  R.  Jones  &  Co.,  Bankers,  161  South  Main  Street. — The  house  of  T.  R. 
Jones  &  Co,  was  established  by  Mr.  Jones  in  1877  and  the  "  Co."  was  added  in 
1 88 1,  when  S.  J.  Lynn  was  admitted  into  partnership.  The  business  from  year 
to  year  has  rapidly  increased  with  the  development  of  the  country  at  large,  and 
at  the  present  time  it  extends   into  all   portions  of  Utah,  Nevada,  Idaho,  Wyo- 


106  THE    CITY    OF    SALT    LAKE. 

ming,  Montana  and  Colorado.  The  bank  at  the  present  time  is  employing  seven 
clerks,  and  is  transacting  a  general  banking  business  in  all  its  branches.  They 
deal  largely  in  foreign  and  domestic  exchange,  attend  carefully  to  collections, 
make  long  loans  on  city  real  estate  at  low  rates  of  interest,  and  give  special  at- 
tention to  the  selling  of  ores  and  bullion,  of  -which  consignments  are  solicited. 
They  make  advances  on  ores,  base  bullion,  gold  and  silver  bars  shipped  for  re- 
fining. The  bank  has  as  correspondents:  New  York,  J.  B.  Colgate  &  Co.; 
Omaha,  Omaha  National  Bank ;  Chicago,  First  National  Bank ;  San  Francisco, 
Bank  of  California.  Messrs.  T.  R.  Jones  and  S.  J.  Lynn  are  well  known 
throughout  commercial  circles  of  the  West,  aud  the  firm  name  in  the  city  of 
Salt  Lake,  especially,  stands  deservedly  high  in  the  estimation  of  the  people. 
Mr,  Jones  came  here  in  1871  from  San  Francisco,  and  at  once  engaged  in  bank- 
ing— an  occupation  that  he  has  followed  all  his  life.  He  is  also  the  manager 
and  a  stockholder  in  the  Germania  Lead  Works,  President  of  the  Sierra  Nevada 
Lumber  Company,  and  otherwise  interested  in  many  important  enterprises  of . 
Salt  Lake  City. 

Bailey  &  Sons,  Wholesale  and  Retail  Grocers,  Grain  and  Seed  Merchants, 
214  South  Main  Street. — This  enterprise  is  one  that  has  long  figured  as  a  lead- 
ing grocery  house,  popular  with  an  immense  retail  custom,  as  well  as  having  a 
large  wholesale  trade  throughout  Utah,  Idaho,  Wyoming,  Montana  and  Colo- 
rado. The  business  was  first  established  back  in  the  pioneer  days  of  1865,  by 
John  and  John  H.  Bailey.  From  its  inception  the  store  has  always  been  noted 
for  carrying  the  largest  and  best-selected  stock,  controlling  the  most  extensive 
trade,  and  having  the  most  centrally  located  apartments.  They  are  well  known 
to  be  the  oldest  and  largest  firm  of  the  kind  in  Utah.  Ten  men  are  required  in 
the  employ  as  salesmen  and  bookkeepers  and  a  specialty  is  made  of  shipping 
grain  and  seed  in  carload  lots.  John  and  John  H.  Bailey  are  natives  of  Eng- 
land, but  emigrated  to  Utah  when  very  young.  Their  sons  were,  so  to  speak, 
born  and  brought  up  in  the  business. 

Utah  Cracker  Factory,  27  East  Third  South  Street. — The  well-known 
commercial  enterprise  under  consideration  was  established  sixteen  years  ago  by 
H.  S.  Reedall,  and  purchased  of  him  in  1885  by  Messrs.  Geo.  Husler  and  Henry 
Wallace.  The  demand  for  their  celebrated  Silver  brand  of  fine  crackers  is  such 
as  to  keep  twenty-one  hands  constantly  employed  supplying  a  trade  which  is  in- 
creasing from  year  to  year  throughout  Utah  and  the  adjoining  States  and  Terri- 
tories. Mr.  George  Husler  is  the  part-proprietor  of  the  well-known  Wasatch 
Flouring  Mills,  and  has  for  many  years  lent  active  aid  in  developing  the  city  in 
which  he  lives  by  encouraging  public  enterprises.  He  was  the  original  estab- 
lisher  of  the  mills.  Mr.  Henry  Wallace  is  a  practical  cracker  manufacturer  and 
confectioner  of  long  experience,  having  learned  his  trade  in  England,  of  which 
country  he  is  a  native.  He  came  to  this  city  twenty-seven  years  ago  and  has 
built  up  a  vast  acquaintance  with  the  demands  of  the  trade  throughout  the 
Territory,  and  being  thoroughly  posted  in  every  detail  of  his  business,  and 
developing  it  with  the  development  of  the  country  tributary,  he  has  given  it 
an  enviable  position  in  trade  circles. 

Sears,  Jeremy  &  Co.,  46  West  First  South  Street. — This  business  was  es- 
tablished in  1875  by  Isaac  Sears.  The  firm  name  was  changed  to  Sears  & 
Jeremy  in  1885,  and  finally,  in  1887,  to  the  present  style.  Mr.  Sears  has  always 
been  at  the  head  of  the  house  and  he  and  also  Mr.  Jeremy  are  among  the  old 
pioneer  residents  of  Salt  Lake  City.  This  company  are  wholesalers  of  grain, 
flour,  feed  and  garden  seeds  and  make  a  specialty  of  handling  merchandise  in 
carload  lots.     The  business  transacted  by  the  firm  is  the  most  extensive  of  any 


THE    CITY    OF    SALT    LAKE.  IOJ 

similar  enterprise  in  the  Territory.  Eight  hands  are  given  employment  in  the 
local  departments  and  the  trade  extends  generally  throughout  Utah.  The  mem- 
bers of  the  firm  are  Isaac  Sears,  T,  E.  Jeremy,  Jr.,  C.  H.  Spencer,  Jr.,  and  C.  E. 
Silverwood.  Mr.  Jeremy  has  for  many  years  been  an  extensive  manufacturer  of 
salt.  Mr.  Spencer  has  been  in  the  flour  and  grain  business  during  all  of  his 
business  life.  He  was  born  in  this  city,  and  prior  to  becoming  a  partner  he  was 
employed  by  the  house  as  a  clerk.  Mr.  Silverwood  attends  to  the  larger  portion 
of  the  office  affairs  and  he,  too,  was  employed  by  the  house  as  a  clerk  for  thir- 
teen years  before  being  admitted  into  partnership.  Mr.  Silverwood  was  also 
with  the  Z.  C.  M.  I.  for  several  years. 

Sorensen  &  Carlquist,  Furniture,  Upholstery,  116  South  Main  Street. — 
This  house  carries  a  complete  line  of  both  medium  and  superior  grades  of  fur- 
niture and  upholstery,  and  caters  to  a  large  general  trade  throughout  the  Terri- 
tory. John  P.  Sorensen  and  C.  A.  Carlquist  carry  a  very  large  and  complete 
stock  of  goods  in  every  detail  and  occupy  the  entire  basement  and  upper  floor 
of  their  building  at  1 16  South  Main  Street,  as  well  as  having  a  large  warehouse 
in  the  next  block.  The  firm  make  a  specialty  of  bedroom  sets.  They  are  job- 
bers, manufacturers  and  dealers  in  all  kinds  of  furniture,  upholstery,  spring  beds, 
feathers,  mirrors,  pictures,  baby  carriages,  etc.  The  business  was  originally 
established  by  them  in  1882,  and  the  trade  has  been  on  a  steady  increase  ever 
since. 

Salt  Lake  Meat  Co.,  cor.  Third  South  and  Fifth  West  Streets. — Detailed 
mention  is  here  made  of  a  company  that  has  recently,  upon  the  tenth  day  of  last 
May,  been  organized  upon  a  substantial  and  extensive  basis  by  gentlemen  who 
enjoy  the  ripe  advantage  of  many  years'  practical  experience  as  wholesale  dealers 
in  fresh  and  salted  meats,  and  consignments  are  now  received  from  leading  pack- 
ers of  Chicago,  Kansas  City  and  Omaha.  The  company  will  shortly  make  a 
specialty  of  handling  Utah  meats  in  preference  to  those  of  Swift  &  Co.,  who  at 
the  present  time  are  the  principal  consignors  to  this  company.  The  company 
occupy  a  two-story  building  fifty  by  sixty  feet  in  dimensions  and  in  the  fall  will 
erect  an  additional  building  of  fifty  feet  frontage.  The  establishment  throughout 
is  equipped  with  every  convenience  essential  to  the  conduct  of  a  metropolitan 
industry  of  this  kind.  The  cold  storage  capacity  is  the  largest  in  the  West,  being 
sufficient  for  the  handling  and  preserving  of  seventy-five  cattle,  four  hundred 
sheep  and  fifty  hogs  daily.  Meat  can  be  perfectly  preserved  for  a  period  of  sixty 
days  in  their  immense  refrigerator.  This  refrigerator  is  a  model  of  perfect  ar- 
rangement, supplied  throughout  with  Bandbauer's  patent  track  and  rolling  hooks 
and  by  these  means  a  beef  needs  neither  lifting  nor  handling  from  the  time  it 
leaves  the  wagon  until  it  is  packed  and  ready  for  shipment.  The  weighing  of 
beef  is  carried  on  in  the  same  expeditious  manner  by  means  of  requisite  hoisting 
machines  which  avoid  all  lifting  or  handling  whatever.  This  is  the  only  exclu- 
sive cold  storage  receptacle  for  meat  in  the  Territory.  The  officers  of  the  com- 
pany are  August  Roland  and  William  T.  Sampson.  The  former  gentleman  was 
formerly  engaged  in  the  same  business  at  Glenwood  Springs  upwards  of  twenty 
years.  He  removed  to  this  city  on  February  1,  1890.  Mr.  Sampson  came  here 
from  Idaho  Springs,  Colorado,  in  December,  1889.  He  has  also  had  long  ex- 
perience in  this  business,  having  followed  it  for  the  past  fifteen  years.  The  com- 
pany began  operations  with  the  assistance  of  twelve  men  but  will  add  additional 
hands  as  rapidly  as  the  increase  of  business  calls  for  it.  The  company  will  con- 
nect with  their  business  an  extensive  slaughter  house  which  they  are  now  erect- 
ing. This  will  greatly  facilitate  their  capacity  for  carrying  on  the  industry  on  a 
much  larger  scale. 


IOJ 


THE    CITY    OF    SALT    LAKE. 


Utah  and  Montana  Machinery  Co.,  259  South  Main  Street. — This  lead 
ing  and  important  enterprise  was  established  in  1883  and  incorporated  undei 
the  law  of  California  with  a  capital  stock  of  $50,000.  The  trade  extends  a| 
through  Utah,  Montana,  Idaho,  Eastern  Nevada,  Wyoming  and  Western  Cold 
rado,  and  a  successful  agency  of  the  company  is  located  at  Butte,  Montana 
The  company  imports  and  deals  in  mining  machinery,  engines,  boilers,  stead 
pumps,  lubricating  oils,  air  compressors  and  rock  drills,  and  make  estimates  fo 
concentrating  and  stamp  mills  and  smelters.  The  machinery  manufactured  has  ; 
deservedly  high  reputation  as  being  perfect  in  mechanism  and  superior  in  quality 


brigham  young's  grave. 


The  company  also  has  the  agency  for  the  famous  Westinghouse  automati* 
engines,  Triumph  concentrators,  ore  feeders  and  Fairbank's  Standard  scales 
They  succeeded  the  house  of  Parke,  Lacy  &  Co.,  and  the  officers  at  the  presen 
time  consist  of  B.  T.  Lacy,  President;  Jos.  H.  Mundy,  Vice-President;  C.  I 
Mason,  Manager.  Mr.  Mason  is  the  resident  partner  of  the  concern,  and  ha 
the  active  management  of  the  entire  business.  He  is  also  the  president  and  ; 
large  owner  of  stock  in  the  Eagle  Foundry  and  Machine  Co.  The  other  gen 
tlemen,  Messrs.  Lacy  and  Mundy,  are  residents  of  California. 


THE   CITY    OF   SALT    LAKE.  IO9 

Henry  F.  Clark,  Fashionable  Tailor,  No.  29  East  First  South  Street. — 
This  house  enjoys  a  well  earned  reputation  for  producing  the  best  fitting  garments 
at  the  lowest  consistent  prices,  and  there  is  none  other  in  the  city  that  has  had  a 
longer  and  more  valuable  experience  in  the  art  of  fine  tailoring  than  Henry  F. 
Clark.  He  has  followed  the  occupation  all  his  life  and  always  to  the  satisfaction 
of  his  many  patrons.  Mr.  Clark  is  a  native  of  England,  but  he  took  up  his  res- 
idence in  Salt  Lake  City  in  1873,  and  seven  years  later,  in  1880,  established  the 
business  under  consideration.  Mr.  Clark  gives  employment  to  three  competent 
assistants  and  caters  to  the  best  trade  of  the  city.  He  carries  a  choice  assort- 
ment of  fine  cloths  always  on  hand,  and  does  cleaning  and  repairing  work  in  an 
artistic  manner. 

Houghton  &  McNair,  No.  12  East  Second  South  Street. — Though  this 
enterprise  was  recently  established,  in  December,  1888,  it  is  fast  taking  front 
rank  as  a  leader  in  its  line,  because  it  is  conducted  upon  a  metropolitan  scale  by 
gentlemen  thoroughly  experienced  and  versed  in  every  detail  of  the  business. 
The  store  is  centrally  locate  J,  conveniently  and  Systematically  arranged  tnrough- 
out,  and  stocked  with  a  choice  line  of  hajdware  and  stoves.  Tin  roofing  and 
job  work  are  also  executed  by  experienced  workmen,  and  the  firm  is  sole  agent 
for  the  celebrated  Jewel  Gasoline  Stoves,  of  which  a  decided  specialty  is  made. 
Four  clerks  are  given  employment,  and  the  trade,  already  extensive  through  the 
city,  is  rapidly  spreading  over  the  surrounding  country.  A.  J.  Houghton  is  a 
native  of  Iowa  and  was  formerly  in  business  in  Las  Vegas,  New  Mexico.  T. 
B.  McNair  was  formerly  a  wholesale  and  retail  dealer  in  groceries  at  El  Paso, 
He  is  originally  from  Missouri. 

John  McDonald  &  Sons,  268  and  270  Main  Street — The  location  of  this 
popular  store  is  in  one  of  the  most  desirable  business  portions  of  the  city,  con- 
venient to  the  large  circle  of  patrons  which  the  house  has  always  controlled  and 
catered  to  since  the  time  of  its  inception  in  the  early  days  of  '62.  At  the  pres- 
ent time  five  clerks  are  required  in  the  employ  and  a  decided  and  successful 
specialty  is  made  of  roasting  coffees,  and  in  carrying  a  complete  and  select  line 
of  teas  and  fancy  groceries.  The  members  of  the  firm  are:  John  McDonald, 
Sr.,  John  McDonald.  Jr,  and  William  McDonald.  The  elderly  gentleman  comes 
originally  from  Pittsburg,  Pennsylvania,  buc  has  made  this  city  his  home  during 
the  greater  portion  of  his  life-time.  During  these  years  be  has  always  been  in- 
timately associated  in  business  and  public  affairs,  having  a  deep  interest  in  the 
growth  and  prosperity  of  the  city  in  which  he  lives  and  flourishes.  Both  of  the 
boys  are  natives  of  Utah.  '  The  store  is  a  model  of  systematic  arrangement. 
It  is  commodious  and  fully  stocked  with  everything  in  the  line  of  both  staple 
and  fancy  groceries. 

Barton  &  Co.,  Clothing  and  Gents'  Furnishings,  44  Main  Street. — This 
well-known  house,  which  is  now  under  the  control  of  Isaaj  Barton,  A.  S.  Geddes 
and  J.  B.  Toronto,  is  one  of  the  most  popular  and  best  patronized  establishments 
of  Salt  Lake  City.  The  enterprise  was  originally  established  in  1 879,  by  Barton, 
Hedberg  <fe  Co.  Mr.  Hedberg  retired  from  the  firm  in  1881,  since  which  time 
the  firm  has  been  known  as  Barton  &  Co.  The  wholesale  business  is  fast  assum- 
ing important  dimensions  and  at  the  present  time  the  trade  extends  to  many 
parts  of  the  surrounding  country  as  well  as  locally.  The  company  give  employ- 
ment to  three  clerks  and  handle  a  complete  and  judiciously  selected  stock  of 
clothing  and  gents'  furnishings  ;  they  make  a  specialty  of  fine  and  medium  goods. 
Mr.  Barton  is  another  of  the  old  pioneer  settlers  that  have  received  mention  in 
this  volume,  and  for  many  years  he  was  connected  with  S.  P.  Teasdel  in  the 
clothing  department     He  continued  with  Mr.  Teasdel  until  establishing  business 


no 


THE    CITY    OF    SALT    LAKE. 


for  himself  in  1879.  Mr.  Barton  is  also  interested  in  several  stores  in  Davis 
County.  Mr.  Geddes  is  also  a  pioneer,  and  his  first  business  experience  was  in 
the  capacity  of  a  school  teacher;  he  entered  the  firm  of  Barton  &  Co.  in  1885. 
At  the  present  time  Mr.  Geddes  is  identified  with  many  important  commercial 
enterprises  ;  he  is  secretary  and  treasurer  of  the  Workmen's  Co-operative  Associ- 
ation ;  director  in  the  Music  Hall  Commercial  and  Manufacturing  Company ; 
stockholder  of  Grant  Bros.  Company ;  and  a  stockholder  of  the  State  Bank  of 
Utah.  Professor  Toronto  is  also  a  Utah  boy  by  birth  and  has  been  a  prominent 
teacher  in  the  University  of  Deseret  since   1875. 

Salt  Lake  Hardware  Co.,  32  West  Second  South  Street. — The  members 
of  this  firm,  Jas.  T.  Clasbey,  W.  S.  McCornick,  J.  B.  Walden,  H.  W.  Spencer  and 
B.  F.  Bauer,  are  well-known  and  influential  residents  of  Salt  Lake  City.  The 
enterprise  conducted  by  them  is  known  as  the  Salt  Lake  Hardware  Co.,  and 
though  recently  established,  in    1889,  now   controls   one   of  the  leading  trades 


BRIGHAM  YOUNG'S   FIRST  RESIDENCE. 


throughout  Utah,  Nevada  and  Idaho,  where  traveling  salesmen  are  sent  to  rep- 
resent their  interests.  The  company  has  $75,000  invested  in  the  business,  gives 
employment  to  fourteen  competent  hands  and  makes  a  great  specialty  of  house- 
furnishing  hardware,  also  tin,  sheet-iron  and  copper  work.  They  wholesale  and 
retail  fine  builders'  and  house-furnishing  hardware,  stoves,  ranges,  tin  and  granite 
ware,  fine  tools,  miners'  and  contractors'  supplies,  guns,  pistols,  ammunition, 
fishing  tackle  and  sporting  goods.  Their  trade  in  this  line  of  hardware  stock 
and  sporting  goods  is  increasing  rapidly  from  month  to  month,  surpassing  what 
the  original  projectors  had  anticipated.  James  T.  Clasbey  is  a  native  of  Missouri, 
but  has  been  in  Utah  for  nearly  thirty  years.  W.  S.  McCornick  is  interested  in 
the  banking  firm  of  McCornick  &  Co.  J,  B.  Walden  is  a,t  present  City  Treas- 
urer and  was  formerly  with  the  firm  of  Pavey,  Walden  &  Co.  H.  W.  Spencer 
was  formerly  of  Evans  &  Spencer,  sporting  goods  house.  He  is  a  native  of 
Utah  and  generally  considered  to  be  the  best-posted  man  in  the  sporting  goods 
line  in  the  Territory.     B.  F.  Bauer  is  a  native  of  New  York  State. 


THE    CITY    OF    SALT    LAKE.  Ill 

C.  E.  Wantland,  209  Main  Street,  Real  Estate. — Mr.  Wantland  is  an  active 
member  of  the  Real  Estate  Exchange  and  does  an  extensive  business  with  out- 
side investors.  His  business  is  that  of  a  general  investment  agency,  dealing  in 
Utah  lands.  He  has  the  agency  for  the  United  Pacific  Railroad  Lands,  and  has 
a  thorough  knowledge  of  the  entire  territory  west  of  the  Missouri  River,  having 
been  connected  for  many  years  with  the  Union  Pacific  interests  in  the  West. 
He  has  been  a  resident  of  this  portion  of  the  country  for  the  past  ten  years  and 
stands  high  in  public  estimation.  His  eastern  correspondence  is  of  the  very 
best. 

Langton  &  Knapton,  Painters,  230  W.  First  South  Street. — This  firm  is 
undisputedly  the  representative  one  of  its  kind  in  Salt  Lake  City,  having  executed 
some  of  the  richest  and  most  artistic  work  in  many  of  our  leading  residences. 
The  business  was  established  six  years  ago  by  the  present  members:  Isaac 
Langton  and  W.  P.  Knapton;  both  are  Englishmen  by  birth,  and  have  been 
residents  of  Utah  for  the  past  nine  years.  At  the  present  time  they  are  em- 
ploying six  experienced  painters  and  calciminers,  and  during  busy  seasons 
many  more  according  to  the  demand.  They  are  general  painters,  grainers,  sign 
writers,  paper  hangers,  calciminers,  and  house  decorators. 

California  Brewery,  No.  62  East  First  South  Street. — This  well-known 
and  favored  institution  has  been  in  existence  ever  since  1864,  when  it  was  estab- 
lished by  the  present  proprietor,  Henry  Wagener.  From  fifteen  to  twenty  hands 
are  given  employment  in  the  brewery,  and  from  six  to  ten  in  the  bottling  de- 
partment. The  trade  is  principally  located  in  this  Territory,  but,  however,  a 
number  of  orders  are  received  for  their  popular  goods  from  points  in  Wyoming 
and  Idaho.  During  the  coming  summer  it  is  the  intention  of  Mr.  Wagener  to 
greatly  increase  his  facilities  and  extend  his  trade.  The  brewery  is  situated  at 
the  mouth  of  Emigration  Canyon.  It  is  a  model  institution  of  its  kind,  manu- 
facturing from  eight  to  ten  thousand  barrels  of  the  best  quality  of  beer  annually. 
This  business  has  a  deservedly  high  reputation  in  the  city  and  surrounding  country 
where  its  qualities  are  the  best  known  and  appreciated.  A  great  and  successful 
specialty  is  made  of  bottled  beer.  The  brewery  has  every  facility  for  the  direct 
shipment  of  goods,  as  a  railroad  runs  through  the  entire  building,  and,  in  fact, 
everything  about  the  premises  are  in  perfect  accord  with  a  model  and  success- 
ful institution  of  its  kind.  The  building,  in  the  main,  is  four  stories  high  with 
a  basement.  H.  Wagener  is  a  German  by  birth,  but  he  left  his  native  home 
when  a  comparatively  young  man  and  emigrated  to  the  western  territories  of 
America.  For  some  time  he  resided  in  California,  but  from  the  time  of  the  es- 
tablishment of  the  brewery  here  in  '64,  he  has  been  a  permanent  resident  of  Salt 
Lake  City, 

Scott  &  Anderson,  Proprietors  Sandy  Sampling  Works,  Etc.,  Office  2 1 8 
Main  Street. — The  business  under  consideration  was  founded  at  Salt  Lake  City 
in  the  year  1 871  by  the  firm  of  Lewis,  Johnson  &  Co.,  being  bought  by  Messrs. 
John  S.  Scott  and  James  Anderson  in  1875,  and  removed  by  them  to  Sandy, 
thirteen  miles  south  of  this  city.  The  firm  have  an  extensive  plant  erected  at 
a  cost  of  $15,000,  which  is  certainly  a  model  of  its  kind,  complete  in  e,very  par- 
ticular. The  main  building  is  32x75  feet,  and  two  sheds  32x75,  also  two  large 
storing  bins  14x250  and  12x100  feet.  The  works  throughout  are  well  supplied 
with  all  the  essential  modern  machinery  for  carrying  on  the  business,  and  cover 
about  two  acres  of  ground.  At  the  present  time  about  ten  hands  are  given 
employment  and  the  trade  extends  throughout  Utah,  Nevada,  Idaho  and  Mon- 
tana. John  S.  Scott  has  been  a  resident  of  this  city  for  the  past  nineteen  years 
and  was  for  some  time  bookkeeper  at  the  Winnemucca  Mine  and  also  for  Wells, 


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Fargo  &  Co.  prior  to  1875.  Mr.  Scott  is  also  Secretary  and  Treasurer  of  the 
Range  Valley  Cattle  Co.  James  Anderson  has  also  lived  in  the  Territory  for 
nearly  nineteen  years  and  was  formerly  an  assayer.  He  operated  the  first  quartz 
mill  in  Park  City  and  has  had  a  long  experience  in  ores  and  bullion.  He  is  the 
Vice-President  of  the  Eagle  Foundry  and  Machine  Company.  Both  of  these 
gentlemen  have  been  identified  with  the  social  and  commercial  interests  of  Salt 
Lake  City  since  1871  and  can  lay  claim  to  a  large  circle  of  steadfast  friends  who 
know  them  as  honorable  and  upright  business  men  in  every  sense  of  the  word. 
Both  well  &  Hall,  Real  Estate  Brokers,  224  Main  Street. — This  enter- 
prising firm  was  established  two  yean;  ago,  and  at  the  present  time  control  a 
large  amount  of  desirable  city  and  outside  acreage  property.  They  buy  and  sell 
property,  make  collections,  and  transact  a  general  commission  business.  The 
firm  are  owners  of  the  popular  City  Park  Addition  situated  on  Eighth  West 
Street,  and  comprising  forty-nine  acres  with  some  fifty  new  houses  recently  erect- 


v^% 

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W.   S.    M'CORNICK'S  RESIDENCE,    SALT   LAKE  CITY. 


ed.  Nearly  all  of  the  real  estate  handled  is  their  own  property.  G.  R.  Bothwell 
is  originally  from  Nebraska,  as  is  also  G.  G.  Hall.  Both  are  enterprising  and 
energetic  citizens,  deeply  interested  in  the  material  growth  and  development  of 
Salt  Lake  City. 

The  Van  Buskirk  Investment  Company,  No.  179  Main  Street,  corner  Sec- 
ond South  Street. — This  is  an  industry  that  was  established  last  January  by  D. 
Van  Buskirk  and  T.  C.  Stebbins,  and  to-day  controls  an  extensive  business. 
The  company  operates  in  mining  property  and  is  at  present  forming  a  large 
Eastern  syndicate.  They  give  attention  to  the  handling  of  additions,  and  caring 
for  the  property  of  rion- residents.  Mr.  Van  Buskirk  has  been  a  real  estate  oper- 
ator upwards  of  twenty-five  years,  and  prior  to  last  January  was  in  business  in 
Kansas  City.     Mr.  Stebbins  is  the  practical  mining  man  of  the  firm. 

Joseph  Simon,  Wholesale  Furnishing  Goods  and  Notions,  No.  62  West 
Second  South  Street. — This  is  a  popular  industry  in  Salt  Lake  City,  and  the 
trade  of  the  house  extends  out  over  Utah,  Idaho,  Wyoming  and  Montana,  where 
three  traveling  salesmen  are  sent  to  represent  their  interests.     In  the  local  de- 


THE    CITY    OF    SALT    LAKE.  I  1 3 

partments  here  six  clerks  are  given  employment.  Joseph  Simon  is  an  active 
member  of  the  Chamber  of  Commerce,  and  prior  to  establishing  the  above  busi- 
ness in  1888,  he  was  a  member  of  the  firm  of  Simon  Bros.  He  is  thoroughly- 
posted  in  every  detail  concerning  furnishing  goods  and  notions,  and  carries  a 
large  and  well-selected  stock.     He  has  resided  in  Salt  Lake  seventeen  years. 

Beck,  Stephan  &  Kennedy,  Real  Estate  and  Investments,  No.  239  S. 
Main  Street,  is  the  firm  that  controls  those  desirable  tracts  known  as  the 
Chamberlain  addition,  located  seven  miles  west  of  the  city  and  containing  eighty 
acres;  Salt  Lake  Park,  one  and  one-half  miles  from  the  city  limits  West ;  and 
and  West  Salt  Lake  one  and  one-half  miles  North  West.  The  firm  was  estab- 
lished in  December  1889,  and  is  now  conducted  by  Messrs.  Beck  and  Kennedy, 
for  Mr.  Stephan  retired  last  February.  Both  gentlemen  are  well  posted  in  realties. 
Mr.  Beck  has  been  in  the  business  here  for  the  past  seven  years.  Mr.  Kennedy 
has  lately  been  doing  business  in  such  leading  cities  as  Pittsburg,  Chicago,  Kan- 
sas City  and  Denver. 

J.  C.  Murphy  &  Co.,  218  Main  Street,  Manufacturers  of  Rubber  Stamps, 
Stencils  and  Seal  Presses. — This  is  an  important  manufacturing  industry  of  the 
city,  for  the  articles  manufactured  are  in  the  hands  of  all  bankers,  jobbers  and 
commercial  men  generally.  J.  C.  Murphy  established  himself  in  business  in 
1880,  and  his  partner,  C.  W.  Caffall,  was  admitted  in  1885.  The  firm  control 
the  leading  trade  of  the  line  in  the  city,  and  have  three  traveling  salesmen  who 
solicit  throughout  Utah,  Montana,  Wyoming  and  Idaho.  Three  hands  are  given 
employment  in  the  local  departments.  Mr.  Murphy  has  been  a  resident  of  the 
city  nine  years,  Mr.  Caffall  seventeen  years.  Both  are  thoroughly  experienced 
in  their  art  and  are  enjoying  a  prosperous  trade.  Mr.  Caffall  is  a  native  of  Eng- 
land, and  was  formerly  a  salesman  for  John  Daynes,  in  the  music  business. 

Joseph  Baumgarten,  Fashionable  Tailor,  No.  260  Main  Street. — The 
house  under  consideration  is  the  oldest  and  largest  tailoring  establishment  in 
Salt  Lake  City.  Prior  to  his  opening  up  a  store  here  in  1877,  Mr.  Baumgarten 
was  in  the  same  business  in  New  York  City.  His  native  country  is  Austria, 
but  he  emigrated  to  the  States  as  early  as  1865.  He  gives  employment  to  thir- 
teen competent  cutters  and  general  tailors,  and  controls  the  elite  trade  of  the 
city.  His  store  is  centrally  located  and  stocked  throughout  with  the  choicest 
grades  of  both  domestic  and  imported  goods  of  all  patterns.  Mr.  Baumgarten  is 
also  a  stockholder  in  the  Utah  National  Bank,  and  otherwise  interested  in  the 
commercial  development  of  the  city.  He  was  one  of  the  first  members  of  the 
Chamber  of  Commerce,  and  has  always  been  actively  interested  in  this  import- 
ant body. 

Pratt  Bros.,  Real  Estate,  Loan  and  Rental  Agents,  No.  55  West  First 
South  Street. — This  company  are  the  well-known  platters  of  Lake  City,  situated 
on  the  southern  shore  of  the  Great  Salt  Lake,  in  Tooele  County,  and  about  two 
and  a  half  miles  from  Garfield.  It  is  a  delightfully  located  place,  and  a  most  de- 
sirable spot  for  summer  residences.  Irrigation  is  made  easy  from  a  permanent 
water  supply  half  a  mile  distant  from  the  main  street,  and,  all  in  all,  as  a  town- 
site,  Lake  City  is  unequalled.  The  agency  of  Pratt  Bros,  was  founded  in  Feb- 
ruary, 1888,  and  the  above  city  was  the  first  ever  platted  on  the  shores  of  the  Salt 
Lake.  Milando  Pratt  is  a  notary  public.  For  ten  years  prior  to  1888  he  was  in 
the  Historian's  office.  He  came  to  Utah,  when  a  boy,  in  1850,  and  has  been  in- 
terested in  numerous  industries,  such  as  merchandising,  machine  works,  etc.  O. 
P.  Pratt  is  a  native  of  Utah  and  has  been  a  well-known  merchant  for  some  years. 
He  and  his  brother  are  the  publishers  of  the  "  Life  and  Travels  of  Parley  P.  Pratt  " 
and  other  publications. 

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THE    CITY    OF    SALT    LAKE. 


Cannon's  Real  Estate  Agency,  66  Main  Street. — The  agency  under  con- 
sideration is  one  that  was  established  in  1887  by  George  M.  and  John  M.  Can- 
non, and  has  become  an  important  factor  among  the  leading  and  most  influen- 
tial commercial  enterprises  of  the  city  of  Zion.  Lewis  M.  Cannon  was  admitted 
to  partnership  in  1S90.  The  firm  have  rapidly  added  to  their  list  of  realties,  de- 
sirable pieces  of  both  inside  and  outside  property.  They  control  the  popular  and 
desirable  subdivision  known  as  Forest  Dale,  and  in  selling  lots  in  this  addition 
they  make  a  decided  specialty,  Forest  Dale,  of  which  an  engraving  is  given 
herewith,  is  situated  just  South  of  the  South  Boulevard.  An  electric  street  car 
track  is  now  in  process  of  construction  and  ere  the  close  of  the  next  thirty  days 
will  be  completed,  running  direct  to  this  addition.  The  firm  at  the  present  time 
are  giving  employment  to  three  clerks  in  their  office  and  are  satisfied  that  in  the 
near  future  real  estate  will  take  another  decided  advance  as  soon  as  there  has 
been  building  enough  to  satisfy  the  present  active  demand.     George  M.  Cannon 


GEO.  M.  CANNON'S  FOREST  DALE. 


is  the  present  County  Recorder,  and  this  office  he  has  filled  faithfully  with  credit 
both  to  himself  and  his  constituents  for  the  past  six  years ;  prior  to  this  he  was 
engaged  as  a  school  teacher.  Mr.  Cannon  is  also  a  director  in  the  Utah  Com- 
mercial and  Savings  Bank  ;  the  Salt  Lake  Fish  and  Dairy  Company  ;  the  People's 
Equitable  Co-op.;  the  Border  Ranch  and  Stock  Company,  and  otherwise  interested 
in  important  local  industries.  John  M.  and  Lewis  M.  Cannon  each  give  their 
active  attention  to  the  office  affairs  in  connection  with  the  agency,  and  are  thor- 
oughly experienced  and  reliable  real  estate  men. 

The  Utah  Stove  and  Hardware  Co.,  32  E.  First  South  Street. — The  en- 
graving in  connection  with  this  volume  represents  one  of  the  most  complete  and 
modern  buildings  in  the  city.  It  is  constructed  of  pressed  brick  with  stone 
facings,  five  stories  high;  28x100  feet  in  dimensions,  and  cost  $55,000.  The 
Utah  Stove  Co.  was  incorporated  in  1889  with  a  capital  stock  of  $75,000,  the 
officers  being  P.  W.  Madsen,  president;    J.    R.    Winder,  secretary  and  treasurer; 


THE    CITY    OF    SALT    LAKE.  I  I  5 

Thomas  A.  Williams,  manager.  The  company  employ  fifteen  clerks,  and  carry 
one  of  the  largest  and  most  complete  stocks  of  stoves,  mantels,  grates,  and 
builders'  hardware  that  can  be  found  in  any  similar  institution  of  the  West. 
They  handle  all  the  leading  brands  such  as  the  famous  Redway  &  Burton 
(Early  Breakfast)  stoves,  the  famous  Aladdin  stoves  and  ranges,  and  Acorn 
stoves  and  ranges,  all  bought  from  the  leading  manufacturers  of  the  East.  They 
also  carry  a  full  line  of  very  fine  cutlery,  both  English,  American  and  German. 
The  manufacturing  of  tinware  and  stove  trimmings  of  all  kinds  is  an  important 
feature  of  the  business.  The  officers  of  the  company  have  been  spoken  of  on 
other  pages  in  connection  with  our  leading  banking,  jobbing,  and  retail  indus- 
tries. 

Heber  J.  Grant  &  Co.,  General  Insurance  Agents,  Herald  Building. — 
The  largest  and  most  important  insurance  agency  of  the  Territory  is  the  firm 
whose  name  is  the  subject  of  this  sketch.  The  business  was  first  founded  in 
1 875  by  Heber  J.  Grant,  and  it  was  not  until  the  12th  day  of  December,  1888, 
that  the  company  became  incorporated,  with  a  capital  stock  of  $ioo,oco,  and 
the  following  gentlemen  were  elected  to  their  respective  offices  ;  Heber  J.  Grant, 
President ;  Richard  W.  Young,  Vice-President ;  Horace  G.  Whitney,  Secretary 
and  Treasurer.  Five  clerks  are  required  in  the  offices  as  bookkeepers  and  ac- 
countants, The  leading  companies  of  the  world  are  represented,  including  such 
as  the  Liverpool  &  London  &  Globe,  Home  of  New  York,  Phoenix  of  Hartford, 
Hartford  of  Connecticut,  and  many  others.  The  company  are  also  agents  for 
the  Home  Fire  Insurance  Co.  of  Utah,  and  the  Home  Life  Insurance  Co.  of 
Utah.  Mr.  Grant  is  president  of  the  former,  which  has  a  paid-up  capital  of 
$200,000,  and  vice-president  of  the  latter,  which  has  a  cash  capital  of  $100,000. 
The  Home  Fire  has  been  in  successful  operation  since  it  was  organized  in  Sep- 
tember, 1886,  and  the  Home  Life  since  March,  1889.  Heber  J.  Grant  is  exten- 
sively interested  in  several  corporations  in  Salt  Lake  City,  among  the  more  im- 
portant ones  being  the  State  Bank  of  Utah,  as  President ;  the  Co-operative 
Wagon  and  Machine  Co.,  as  President;  the  insurance  companies  mentioned; 
the  Herald  Co.,  as  Vice-President,  etc.  R.  W.  Young  has  been  spoken  of  in 
connection  with  the  Salt  Lake  Theatre.  H.  G.  Whitney,  the  Secretary  and 
Treasurer,  is  also  the  business  manager  of  the  Salt  Lake  Herald. 

The  Utah  Forwarding  Co.,  Offices  Deseret  National  Bank  Building. — 
Under  this  heading  will  be  mentioned  a  number  of  important  commercial  enter- 
prises operated  in  whole  or  in  part  by  the  gentlemen  who  are  the  controllers  of 
the  Utah  Forwarding  Company :  Messrs.  C.  W.  Lyman  and  Geo.  Y.  Wallace. 
This  company  was  established  and  incorporated  in  1875,  with  a  capital  stock  of 
$40,000.  The  Utah  Forwarding  Company  has  as  its  officers :  Geo.  Y.  Wal- 
lace, President  and  Superintendent;  John  Flowers,  Secretary  ;  C.  W.  Lyman, 
Treasurer. 

The  Northwestern  Forwarding  Company  was  incorporated  in  1887,  with  a 
capital  of  $40,000,  its  business  being  that  of  commission  and  forwarding,  hay 
grain,  flour,  coal  and  salt,  the  trade  being  largely  located  in  Idaho  and  Montana. 
Col.  C.  F.  Lloyd  is  manager  at  Butte  City,  and  C.  Bunting  at  Blackfoot,  Idaho. 
Its  officers  are,  C.  W.  Lyman,  President;  George  Y.  Wallace,  Treasurer,  and 
John  Flowers,  Secretary. 

The  Deseret  Salt  Company  was  incorporated  in  1883  with  a  capital  stock 
of  $50,000,  and  has  works  at  Farmington,  Hot  Springs,  and  Monument. 
The  trade  is  largely  in  Idaho  and  Montana  and  the  officers  are :  John  Sharp, 
President;  C.  W.  Lyman,  Secretaiy  and  Treasurer;  Geo.  Y.  Wallace,  Superin- 
tendent. 


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THE    CITY    OF    SALT    LAKE. 


The  Tintic  Iron  Company  has  as  its  officers  :  John  Sharp,  President ;  C.  W. 
Lyman,  Secretary,  and  L.  E.  Riter,  Superintendent  at  mines,  which  are  located 
at  Tintic,  Juab  County,  The  business,  which  is  that  of  iron  ore  mining,  was  in- 
corporated in  1 88 1,  with  a  capital  stock  of  $200,000. 

The  Western  Cement  Company,  W.  P.  Noble,  President ;  and  C.  W.  Lyman, 
Treasurer  and  Secretary,  is  purely  a  Salt  Lake  industry,  with  works  located  on 
the  Rio  Grande  Western  Railroad,  where,  at  the  present  time,  costly  and  valuable 
improvements  are  in  progress  in  additional  buildings.  The  industry  is  a  recent 
addition  to  the  commercial  interests  of  the  city,  having  been  established  during 
the  past  year  of  1889.  The  company  has  a  capital  of  $20,000,  manufactures 
native  and  Portland  cement,  and  comprehends  a  territory  of  trade  embracing 
the  entire  surrounding  country  within  a  radius  of  several  hundred  miles. 


J.    E.    DOOLY'S  RESIDENCE. 


The  Omaha  Live  Stock  Co,  is  officered  by  C.  W.  Lyman,  President ;  Geo.  Y. 
Wallace,  Secretary,  and  C.  Bunting,  manager  of  the  ranch,  which  is  located  on  Lost 
River,  Idaho.     The  company  was  incorporated  in  1884,  with  a  capital  of  $60,000. 

The  Clover  Valley  Land  and  Stock  Co.  was  incorporated  with  a  capital  of 
$500,000,  in  1884,  with  extensive  ranches  in  Humboldt  and  Elko  Counties,  Ne- 
vada, comprising  about  10,000  head  of  cattle  and  1000  horses.  The  company 
owns  some  70,000  acres  of  land  in  Nevada.  The  trade  is  mostly  centered  in  the 
California  market.  The  officers  are :  W.  P.  Noble,  President ;  C.  W.  Lyman, 
Secretary ;  Geo.  Y.  Wallace,  Treasurer, 

The  Rocky  Mountain  Bell  Telephone  Co.,  with  a  capital  of  $800,000,  oper- 
ating in  Utah,  Idaho,  Wyoming  and  Montana,  is  officered  by  Geo.  Y.  Wallace, 
President,  and  C.  W.  Lyman,  Treasurer. 


THE    CITY    OF    SALT    LAKE.  H7 

The  Blackfoot  Bridge  and  Land  Co.,  controlling  a  toll  bridge  at  Blackfoot, 
is  officered  as  follows  :  W.  S.  McCornick,  President ;  Geo.  Y.  Wallace,  Secretary ; 
C.  Bunting,  Superintendent.  The  company  has  a  capital  of  $2 5, 000. and  was 
incorporated  in  1880.  Geo.  Y.  Wallace  has  resided  in  Utah  since  1872.  He  is 
one  of  Salt  Lake's  most  prominent  citizens,  and  is  actively  interested  in  many 
enterprises  of  moment.  C.  W.  Lyman  has  lived  here  twelve  years,  and,  as  is 
well  known,  is  also  a  leading  business  man,  connected  with  many  important  in- 
dustries. John  Sharp  and  W,  S.  McCornick  have  been  heretofore  mentioned  in 
connection  with  the  banking  institutions  of  which  they  are  the  head,  respectively, 
the  Deseret  National  and  W.  S.  McCornick  &  Co. 

The  American  Clothing  and  Shoe  Company,  No.  120  South  Main 
Street,  was  established  in  March,  1890,  and  has  rapidly  built  up  a  large  trade 
throughout  the  city  and  surrounding  country.  Four  clerks  are  now  required  in 
the  employ  and  a  specialty  is  made  of  furnishing  goods  and  hats,  the  particular 
brands  being  Stetson  and  Christy  hats,  Wilson  Bros.'  shirts  and  the  E.  &  W. 
collars.  The  individual  members  of  the  firm  are  :  Charles  T.  Vollmer,  Ernest  J. 
Walter  and  Joseph, Webber,  Jr.  Mr.  Vollmer  is  a  native  of  Ohio,  and  previous  to 
settling  here  in  1 889  he  was  in  business  in  Colorado.  Mr.  Walter  is  from  Wis- 
consin and  Mr.  Webber  is  a  resident  of  Chicago. 

Carroll  &  Kern  No.  29^  W.  First  South  Street,  are  leading  architects  of 
the  city,  and  from  them  several  important  plans  and  specifications  of  new  blocks  in 
process  of  erection  were  obtained  for  engravings  in  this  work,  among  which 
might  be  mentioned  the  Deseret  Woolen  Mills,  the  Mrs.  Jennings  residence  and 
the  Walker  Terrace.  They  employ  twelve  draughtsmen,  foremen,  etc.,  and 
give  special  attention  to  modern  sanitary  improvements,  drainage,  ventilating, 
heating,  etc.  The  business  was  established  in  1878  by  Wm.  Carroll,  contractor 
and  builder,  and  in  1887  Martin  D.  Kern  was  admitted  into  partnership.  Mr. 
Carroll  is  from  Liverpool,  Eng.,  where  he  devoted  the  better  portion  of  his 
life  to  building  operations.  Mr.  Kern  is  a  native  of  Germany,  and  was 
educated  at  the  Polytechnic  School,  Munich,  Germany,  where  he  graduated  with 
high  honors.     He  has  devoted  his  life  to  the  art. 

F.  E.  McGurrin,  Official  Stenographer,  Offices,  fourth  floor  Progress  Build- 
ing.— Mr.  McGurrin  is  probably  the  most  rapid  shorthand  reporter  and  type- 
writer operator  in  America,  and,  in  fact,  Mr.  McGurrin's  record  of  125  words  per 
minute,  blindfolded,  exceeds  by  20  words  all  records  ever  made  upon  a  type- 
writing machine.  In  a  recent  shorthand  contest  in  Salt  Lake  City,  Mr.  McGur- 
rin bested  the  acknowledged  champion  of  the  East  by  a  record  of  288  to  267 
words  per  minute.  He  is  now  considering  a  proposition  from  the  manufacturers 
of  the  Remington  machine  to  visit  London  and  give  exhibitions.  A  golden 
opportunity  is  offered  in  the  Practical  Shorthand  College  of  which  Mr.  McGurrin 
is  the  manager  and  superintendent,  for  students  desiring  a  thorough  and  prac- 
tical knowledge  of  shorthand  and  typewriting  in  all  its  branches.  The  "Graham  " 
method  of  shorthand  and  the  Remington  typewriter  are  taught  and  two  capable 
assistant  teachers  are  employed.  Many  of  the  best  positions  afforded  by  lead- 
ing corporations  and  prominent  industries  are  held  by  graduates  of  this  college, 
and  it  is  well  known  that  good  stenographers  are  always  in  demand.  Mr. 
McGurrin  has  resided  in  Salt  Lake  City  since  September,  1886.  At  that  time 
he  competed  for  and  won  the  position  of  court  stenographer  of  this  city,  against 
ten  antagonists.  He  lived  formerly  in  Grand  Rapids,  Mich.,  and  held  the  posi- 
tion of  official  reporter  in  Michigan  for  several  years.  He  is  the  agent  for  the 
Remington  machine,  which  he  himself  operates,  and  does  an  extensive  business 
in  this  line. 


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THE    CITY    OF    SALT    LAKE. 


Varney  &  Matthews,  Real  Estate  and  Loans,  Insurance  and  Mines,  No. 
239  South  Main  Street,  established  themselves  in  the  above  business  in  August, 
1 889,  and  are  now  a  leading  firm  of  the  city,  making  a  specialty  of  investments  for 
non-residents.  They  employ  three  clerks  in  their  office.  A.  J.  Varney  came  to 
this  city  from  Colorado.  He  was  formerly  extensively  interested  in  mining  there. 
H.  J.  Matthews  is  also  from  Colorado,  and  was  formerly  in  the  hay  and  grain 
business  in  Aspen.  Both  gentlemen  are  experienced  realty  operators  and  are 
building  up  a  large  patronage.     Ttiey  are  here  to  stay. 

Arbogast  &  Trumbo  Co.,  No.  108  Main  Street,  and  48  East  First  South 
Street. — One  of  the  most  metropolitan-appearing  establishments  in  Salt  Lake 
City  is  this  of  the  Arbogast  &  Trumbo  Co  ,  manufacturers  of  fine  confectionery 
and  ice  cream.  The  store  is  situated  in  the  busiest  section  of  Main  Street  and 
is  a  fashionable  resort  with  the  elite  of  the  city.  A  specialty  is  made  of  fine 
French  candies  and  ice  cream.     This  institution  is  the  most  complete,  and,  in 


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fact,  the  only  one  of  its  kind  between  Denver  and  the  coast.  The  goods  are 
popular  and  have  an  extensive  sale  throughout  Utah,  Idaho.  Montana,  Colorado, 
Wyoming  and  Nevada.  The  business  was  first  founded  in  1873  by  Arbogast  & 
Dyer,  and  changed  to  the  present  style  in  1877,  upon  the  admission  of  Isaac 
Trumbo.  The  trade  has  rapidly  increased  from  year  to  year  and  at  the  present 
time  upwards  of  fifty  hands  are  required  in  the  employ.  This  is  a  brief  review 
of  an  institution  that  holds  front  rank,  peer  among  peers,  of  the  leading  concerns 
of  the  kind  in  the  country,  and  the  citizens  of  Salt  Lake  are  proud  that  they 
can  lay  claim  to  an  enterprise  lending  such  material  aid  to  the  dignity  of  the 
young  metropolis.  George  Arbogast  moved  from  Boston  to  the  West  in  1866, 
and  to  Utah  in  1870.  He  first  engaged  in  mining,  but  soon  afterwards  became 
interested  with  Mr.  Dyer  in  the  confectionery  business.  The  company  owns  two 
large  farms  and  is  also  extensively  interested  in  California  mines.  Mr.  Arbo- 
•gast's  partner,  Isaac  Trumbo,  is  a  prominent  capitalist  in  San  Francisco,  and  in- 
terested in  many  leading  enterprises  there.     He  has  always  lived  in  the  West. 


THE    CITY    OF    SALT    LAKE.  II9 

A.  R.  Derge,  Real  Estate  and  Investments,  Offices  in  Bank  of  Salt  Lake 
Building. — Special  attention  has  been  given  by  Mr.  Derge  to  handling  property 
on  Capitol  Hill.  He  has  done  a  representative  business  from  the  time  his  offices 
were  first  opened  in  February,  1890,  and  the  popular  building  sites  on  Capitol 
Hill  have  attracted  an  enviable  amount  of  attention  from  far-seeing  investors  who 
realize  the  superior  advantages  the  beautiful  spot  offers  for  permanent  building 
purposes.  Mr.  Derge  was  formerly  interested  with  C.  H.  Parsons  in  the  book 
and  stationery  business.  He  has  lived  in  Salt  Lake  since  October,  1888,  at 
which  date  he  sold  out  his  drug  interests  in  Colorado. 

Sam  Levy,  Manufacturer,  Importer  and  Dealer  in  Cigars  and  Tobacco,  Nos. 
171  and  173  Main  Street. — This  industry  is  the  largest  of  its  kind  in  the  districts 
of  Utah,  Idaho  and  Montana.  Mr.  Levy  manufactures  twenty-five  different 
brands  of  cigars,  among  the  leading  of  which  are  the  "  Famous  "  and  "  Old 
Crow."  He  is  a  direct  importer  of  Havana  tobacco,  and  carries  a  full  line  of 
tobacco  and  smokers'  supplies  generally.  The  business  was  established  in  1870, 
and  at  the  present  time  thirty  hands  are  required  in  the  employ.  Mr.  Levy  is  an 
Englishman  by  birth,  but  prior  to  taking  up  his  residence  in  Salt  Lake  City,  in 
1870,  he  was  in  the  cigar  business  in  Council  Bluffs,  Iowa.  In  fact,  he  has  been 
a  manufacturer  and  dealer  in  cigars  and  tobacco  all  his  life. 

Steele  &  Co.,  West  First  South  Street. — This  is  one  of  Salt  Lake's  new 
commercial  enterprises  which  was  established  during  the  past  year,  with  a  capital 
stock  of  $20,000,  and  now  employs  a  force  of  nine  clerks.  The  house  has  al- 
ready built  up  a  fine  wholesale  trade  extending  all  through  Utah,  Nevada  and 
portions  of  Idaho  and  Wyoming.  They  carry  a  full  line  of  wooden-ware,  tin- 
ware, crockery  and  toys,  as  well  as  imported  novelties  (European  and  Asiatic), 
also  teas  and  coffees.  In  connection  with  their  wholesale  business  they  have  a 
retail  department,  known  as  "  The  Fair,"  where  their  uniform  low  prices,  great 
variety  of  useful  and  ornamental  goods,  together  with  the  manifested  desire  to 
please  their  patrons,  have  secured  them  an  immense  trade.  The  firm,  through 
their  upright,  honorable  dealing,  and  close  prices  on  all  their  goods,  certainly  de- 
serve the  success  which  has  attended  them  during  their  brief  business  existence 
in  Salt  Lake  City. 

Parisian  Millinery  Parlors,  No.  26  Main  Street,  Mme.  C,  L.  Lamb,  Pro- 
prietor.— This  is  the  most  artistically  arranged  and  completely  stocked  millinery 
establishment  of  Utah.  It  was  founded  on  the  first  day  of  March,  1889.  Twelve 
milliners  are  now  given  employment,  and  a  specialty  is  made  of  the  latest  novel- 
ties in  fine  imported  goods.  The  trade  of  the  house  is  rapidly  increasing  from 
month  to  month  and  already  embraces  Utah,  Idaho,  Montana,  Nevada,  Wyoming 
and  Colorado,  aggregating  $20,000  yearly.  Mme.  Lamb  caters  to  the  fashiona- 
ble and  to  the  largest  trade  of  the  city.  H'er  goods  are  nearly  all  imported  direct 
from  Paris,  and  her  parlors,  especially  the  pattern  room,  are  the  most  elaborate 
and  complete  west  of  Chicago.  She  is  a  lady  thoroughly  experienced  in  every 
detail  of  the  millinery  art,  and  has  the  absistance  of  Mr.  Lamb  in  the  conduct  of 
the  business.  Mr.  Lamb  possesses  an  artistic  taste  in  the  selection  of  stylish 
goods,  having  had  years  of  experience  in  the  business. 

David  James  &  Co.,  Tinners,  Plumbers,  Gas  and  Steam  Fitters,  No.  67 
Main  Street. — A  review  of  the  pioneer  industries  would  be  incomplete  without 
mention  of  the  firm  whose  name  heads  this  article,  an  enterprise  of  twenty  years' 
standing,  the  leaders  in  their  line  of  business.  In  1853  David  James  came  to 
Utah  from  England,  and  after  a  varied  and  thorough  experience  in  farming,  rail- 
roading and  lumbering  in  the  new  Territory,  building  up  a  vast  acquaintance, 
the  foundation  of  the  present  business  was  laid  by  him  in  1872.     Later,  his  two 


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THE    CITY    OF    SALT    LAKE. 


sons,  D.  W.  and  H.  C.  James,  and  W.  H.  Schuter  were  taken  into  partnership, 
and  from  year  to  year  the  business  has  grown  to  its  present  proportions.  The 
trade  has  obtained  a  hold  not  only  throughout  the  city,  but  also  through  Utah, 
Wyoming  and  Idaho.  Besides  taking  care  of  all  water,  gas,  heating  and  roof- 
ing work,  particular  attention  is  given  to  sanitary  work,  and  a  specialty  is  made 
of  modernizing  defective  plumbing.  The  name  of  the  firm  has  become  a  house- 
hold word,  for  they  are  the  oldest  and  most  widely  known  in  the  city. 

W.  H.  McClure  &  Co,,  34^  East  Second  South  Street. — Prominent 
among  the  active  real  estate  firms  of  Salt  Lake  City  that  have,  since  their  busi- 
ness was  first  established  in  January,  1889,  been  influential  in  imparting  a  healthy 
and  normal  growth  to  realties,  is  the  above  of  W.  H.  McClure  &  Co.  Both 
members,  Messrs.  W.  H.  McClure  and  J.  J.  Cone,  have  long  been  leading  busi- 
ness men  of  Canyon  City,  Col.,  and  the  latter  gentleman,  at  the  present  time,  is 
looking  after  the  firm's  interests  there.  Mr.  McClure  has  been  dealing  in  real 
estate  in  Canyon  City  for  the  past  fifteen  years,  and  ten  years  prior  to  that  he 


THE  SCOTT-AUERBACH  BUILDING. 


was  engaged  in  the  general  merchandise  business  in  the  same  city.  The  firm 
employ  a  competent  assistant  here  in  the  person  of  John  A  Adams.  They  con- 
trol that  beautiful  and  conveniently  located  addition  known  as  Central  Park. 
This  addition  is  situated  on  State  Street,  about  three  and  a  half  miles  from  the 
postoffice  and  one  and  a  half  miles  from  the  city  limits.  It  has  been  on  the 
market  but  a  short  time,  but  is  already  fast  gaining  in  popularity. 

J.  W.  Whitehead,  Jr.,  Real  Estate,  Office  415  Progress  Building, — Mr. 
Whitehead  has  been  a  resident  of  this  city  for  the  past  ten  years  and  has  a  host 
of  both  social  and  commercial  friends.  He  formerly  traveled  for  the  well-known 
Chicago  grocery  house  of  Reid,  Murdock  &  Fisher,  and  at  that  time  made  this 
city  his  headquarters.  He  is  an  active  member  of  the  Real  Estate  Exchange, 
and  has  figured  prominently  at  the  head  of  many  important  public  movements 
having  as  an  object  the  promotion  of  Salt  Lake  City's  trade  and  commerce.  He 
has  the  confidence  and  esteem  of  the  entire  business  community.  Mr.  White- 
head was  born  and  raised  in  the  city  of  St.  Joe,  Mo. 


THE    CITY    OF    SALT    LAKE.  121 

People's  Forwarding  Co. — There  is  no  better  or  more  favorably-known 
business  house  in  Utah  than  that  of  the  People's  Forwarding  Co.,  under  the 
management  of  E.  E.  Rich,  Nos.  24  and  26  East  Second  South  Street.  The 
company  occupies  an  area  of  3000  square  feet  and  carries  a  stock  of  nearly  a 
million  pounds  of  merchandise,  unloading  from  three  to  five  cars  daily  to  supply 
its  local  trade,  saying  nothing  of  the  number  of  cars  constantly  in  transit,  which 
are  bought  and  sold  without  loading  or  unloading.  In  Salt  Lake  City  the  com- 
pany handles  a  large  amount  of  goods  on  commission.  In  addition  to  their 
trade  in  flour,  hay,  grain,  feed,  potatoes,  etc.,  the  company  controls  and  operates 
one  of  the  largest  and  most  convenient  salt  beds  in  the  Territory,  situated  on 
the  shores  of  Great  Salt  Lake,  twelve  miles  north  of  the  city.  E.  E.  Rich,  the 
manager,  is  a  native  of  England,  but  has  resided  in  the  Territory  for  over  twenty- 
three  years.  He  is  an  energetic,  enterprising  citizen  and  an  active  member  of 
the  Utah  Produce  Exchange. 

The  Cullen,  under  the  proprietorship  of  S.  C.  Ewing,  is  the  model  hotel 
of  Salt  Lake,  and  one  of  the  most  popular  in  the  West.  The  building,  of  which 
a  view  has  been  given  in  connection  with  an  engraving  of  Second  South  Street, 
is  one  of  the  most  metropolitan  appearing  structures  of  the  city ;  it  is  five  stories 
high,  lighted  by  electricity,  possesses  a  steam  elevator  and  the  latest  improved 
fire  escapes ;  electric  call  bells  are  arranged  in  each  room,  and  throughout,  the 
hotel  is  elegantly  furnished,  and  accommodation  can  be  afforded  125  guests. 
There  are  suits  of  rooms  with  bath  rooms  attached  on  each  floor,  and,  all  in  all, 
the  Cullen  bears  the  well  appropriated  name  of  being  "  the  first  class  hotel  "  be- 
tween Chicago  and  San  Francisco.  Sam  Ewing  has  been  in  the  hotel  business 
fifteen  years  in  Salt  Lake  City,  and  was  formerly,  since  1863,  extensively  inter- 
ested in  mining.  J.  H.  Van  Horn,  chief  clerk,  has  been  in  the  business  ten  years 
in  Salt  Lake  City,  and  comes  originally  from  Pittsburg.  Will  H.  Frigate  was 
formerly  clerk  in  a  leading  hotel  of  Kanaas  City,     T.  Cotter  is  the  night  clerk. 

Salt  Lake  Mill  and  Elevator  Co.,  Salt  Lake  City,  can  justly  lay  claim 
to  many  flourishing  industries  that  compare  favorably  with  those  of  larger  east- 
ern cities.  The  institution  now  under  consideration  is  the  largest  of  the  kind  in 
Utah.  There  are  twenty  hands  employed  about  the  mill  and  elevator  and  the 
superior  grade  of  flour  manufactured  has  an  active  sale  throughout  Utah,  Mon- 
tana, Idaho  and  Wyoming  It  was  in  December,  1888,  that  the  industry  was 
established,  though  the  company  was  incorporated  the  preceding  March  with  a 
capital  stock  of  $100,000.  The  officers  are :  Chas.  Baldwin,  President ;  H.  A. 
Barnard,  Vice-President ;  W.  S.  McCornick,  Treasurer :  B.  R.  Towndrow,  Jr., 
Secretary  and  Manager.  Mr.  Baldwin  is  a  practicing  attorney  of  the  city,  inter- 
ested in  numerous  important  industries.  Mr.  Barnard  is  a  leading  citizen  of 
Moline,  111.  Mr.  McCornick  has  been  more  fully  mentioned  on  other  pages  of 
our  work  in  connection  with  his  bank  and  other  interests.  B.  R.  Towndrow  has 
the  active  management  of  the  affairs  of  the  mill  and  is  thoroughly  posted  and 
experienced  in  its  every  detail.  He  came  here  two  years  ago,  at  the  time  the 
company  was  incorporated,  and  took  charge  as  the  manager  and  secretary, 

Elias  Morris,  Contractor  and  Builder. — Since  the  year  of  inception  of  his 
business,  in  i860,  Mr.  Morris  has  held  front  rank  among  the  leading  and  best- 
known  contractors  and  builders  in  the  West.  To-day  he  controls  a  trade  which 
embraces  all  the  adjacent  States  and  Territories,  and  gives  employment  to  from 
ten  to  one  hundred  men,  according  to  the  number  of  contracts  on  hand.  He 
handles  largely  smelters  and  refineries  and  more  especially  the  Helefitted  fur- 
naces for  roasting  silver  ore,  of  which  he  is  the  sole  builder.  This  furnace  has  a 
high  reputation  among  mining  men  and  is  generally  considered  superior  to  all 


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others.  Bishop  Morris  is  an  extensive  manufacturer  of  Mosaic  tile  and  stone, 
Portland  cement  piping  for  chimneys,  sewers,  etc.,  also  cement  stone  for  house 
trimmings  and  marble  and  monumental  work.  He  also  carries  a  line  of  the  fol- 
lowing goods  in  amount  and  variety  superior  to  that  of  any  western  house : 
English  Portland  cement,  mantels  in  wood,  iron  and   slate,  grates,  and  tiles  in 


great  variety.  Bishop  Elias  Morris  is  a  native  of  Wales,  but  emigrated  to  Utah 
with  the  early  pioneers  in  1852,  and  has  been  a  contractor  and  builder  all  his 
life.  In  connection  with  his  above  business  he  also  owns  one  of  the  largest 
roller  flour  mills  in  the  Territory.  This  mill  is  situated  upon  North  Temple 
Street  and  has  a  capacity  of  turning  out  150  barrels  daily  of  the  best  quality  of 
flour.     In  connection  he  also  runs  a  stone-sawing,  rubber  and  polishing  mill. 


THE    CITY    OF    SALT    LAKE.  1 23 

H.  C.  Lett  &  Son,  Real  Estate,  No.  257  South  Main  Street. — This  agency- 
is  perhaps  one  of  the  best  known  in  the  city,  and,  as  regards  the  amount  of 
business  transacted,  there  are  but  few  as  important.  The  firm  are.  recognized 
authority  upon  Salt  Lake  realty  subjects,  and  their  name  is  sufficient  guarantee 
of  probity  and  good  faith.  The  agency  has  been  established  a  little  over  one 
year.  The  individual  members  are  H.  C.  Lett  and  his  son,  W.  H.  Lett.  The 
former  gentleman  has  heretofore  been  spoken  of  in  the  historical  portion  of  this 
volume  in  connection  with  an  article  upon  the  Real  Estate  Exchange,  an  influ- 
ential and  active  body  of  which  he  is  the  esteemed  president  H.  C.  Lett  is  a 
former  resident  of  Denver  and  was  there  the  manager  of  the  Stone  Department 
of  the  Union  Pacific  Railroad.  His  son  was  his  assistant.  The  firm  control 
some  of  the  most  desirable  property  in  the  city  and  offer  many  inducements  to 
distant  as  well  as  local  investors. 

Spencer  &  Kimball,  No.  160  South  Main  Street,  control  a  leading  trade 
among  those  who  are  fastidious  in  their  tastes  as  regards  fine  footwear.  This 
house  carries  a  large  and  select  line  and  makes  a  specialty  of  the  finest'grades  of 
shoes,  and  in  custom  work  and  repairing.  The  firm  established  themselves  in 
1884,  and  each  year's  business  has  shown  a  marked  increase  until  now  their 
trade  extends  all  over  the  city  and  surrounding  country,  and  many  orders  are 
also  received  by  mail.  They  handle  a  popular  line  of  $3  shoes,  the  famous  Say- 
ard  shoes,  ladies'  fine  shoes  and  all  leading  brands.  The  store  is  located  in  the 
very  central  portion  of  the  city,  and  nine  clerks  are  employed.  J.  D.  Spencer 
and  Frank  D.  Kimball  are  both  native  born  citizens,  and  have  long  held  promi- 
nent places  in  the  social  and  commercial  concerns  of  Salt  Lake.  The  former 
was  for  some  time  employed  in  the  Z.  C.  M.  I.  The  latter  is  engaged  as  teller 
in  McCornick's  bank. 

E.  C.  Coffin  Hardware  Company,  Progress  Building,  145  Main  Street. — 
In  reviewing  the  many  prominent  industries  of  Salt  Lake  City  which  have  each 
in  turn  contributed  aid  in  building  up  the  city,  we  are  justified  in  giving  space  to 
a  new  arrival.  The  E.  C.  Coffin  Hardware  Company  was  duly  established  and 
incorporated  last  January,  with  a  capital  stock  of  $100,000,  and  has  for  its  ex- 
ecutive staff  and  stockholders  business  men  who  have  long  held  foremost  places 
in  the  commercial  circles  of  Salt  Lake  City.  E.  C.  Coffin  is  the  President ;  M. 
H.  Coffin,  the  Vice-President ;  and  N.  J.  Randall,  the  Secretary,  whilst  among 
the  stockholders  are  C.  R.  Barratt,  W.  B.  Farr,  and  F.  H.  Auerbach.  The  com- 
pany has  been  started  upon  a  metropolitan  basis.  The  building  occupied  is  one 
of  the  handsomest  and  most  imposing  structures  in  the  city.  Two  traveling 
salesmen  have  been  sent  out  over  the  Territory  of  Utah  and  Idaho,  and  nine 
clerks  are  given  employment  in  the  local  departments.  To  the  visitor  the  store 
at  once  presents  an  attractive  and  business-like  appearance.  The  stock  of  goods 
is  new  and  complete  in  every  particular  and  embraces  everything  in  general 
hardware,  miners'  supplies,  etc.,  everything  for  the  housekeeper,  for  the  builder, 
the  mechanic,  blacksmith,  for  the  mine  and  mill  and  for  the  general  public.  E. 
C.  and  N.  H.  Coffin  are  originally  from  Iowa,  but  prior  to  taking  up  their  resi- 
dence here  they  were  in  the  hardware  business  in  Idaho.  They  both  enjoy  the 
benefit  of  a  long  experience  in  this  line.  Mr.  Randall  attends  to  the  active  du- 
ties of  secretary.  Mr.  Barratt  is  one  of  our  old  pioneers,  having  resided  here  for 
the  past  thirty  years.  He  is  the  ex-postmaster  of  the  city.  W.  B.  Farr  is  the 
president  of  a  bank  at  Hailey,  Idaho.  F.  H.  Auerbach  is  generally  reputed  to 
be  one  of  the  wealthiest  gentlemen  in  the  Territory. 

The  West  Side  Rapid  Transit  Company  is  to  be  built  to  connect  with  the  Salt 
Lake  Rapid  Transit  Company  and  to  run  on  the  west  side,  over  the  Jordan  River. 


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THE    CITY    OF    SALT    LAKE. 


J.  C.  Cutler  &  Bro.,  on  Market  Row,  West  First  South  Street. — 
Have  been  the  sole  agents  of  the  Provo  Woolen  Mills,  located  at  Provo,  Utah, 
since  1877,  and  the  Deseret  Woolen  Mills,  located  in  this  city,  since  1889. 
They  handle  the  entire  output  of  these  mills,  amounting  to  about  $400,000  an- 
nually, embracing  everything  in  the  line  of  flannels,  cloths,  blankets,  shawls, 
yarns,  also  manufacturing  overshirts,  underwear  and  knit  hosiery,  leggings,  mit- 
tens, etc.  John  C.  and  Jos.  G.  Cutler  are  well-known  business  men  of  Salt  Lake 
City,  and  their  trade  is  substantially  established  throughout  the  western  country. 
The  engraving  herewith,  from  the  design  of  the  architect,  shows  the  new  build- 
ing now  in  process  of  erection  on  Main  Street,  opposite  the  Z.  C.  M.  I.,  which 
will  be  occupied  in  part  by  them.  The  article  on  page  73  is  a  description  of  the 
Deseret  Woolen  Mills  Co.,  and  the  engraving  in  connection  therewith  shows 
their  building.  The  Provo  Woolen  Mills  are  shown  in  the  cut  on  page  122. 
This  firm  is  represented  in  the  territory  west  of  the  Mississippi  by  fifteen  travel- 
ing agents,  and  twenty-five  hands  are  employed  in  the  salesroom  and  tailoring 


establishment  where  suits  are  made  from  their  own  cassimeres  only.  The  PrOvo 
Mill,  an  eight-set  mill,  employs  1  50  hands,  and  uses  from  400,000  to  500,000 
pounds  of  wool  annually,  turning  out  about  1800  yards  per  day.  The  Cutler 
Brothers  came  here  from  Sheffield,  England,  twenty-five  years  ago  and  have  been 
prominent  in  all  enterprises  looking  to  the  prosperity  of  the  city  and  Territory; 
both  are  directors  or  otherwise  interested  in  notable  corporations  in  this  city  and 
and  Mr.  John  C.  Cutler  has  served  as  County  Clerk  for  six  years  or  more,  being 
the  present  incumbent. 

The  Salt  Lake  City  Railroad  was  incorporated  in  1872,  with  a  capital 
of  $1,000,000  of  which  $300,000  is  paid  up.  There  is  at  present  twenty-five 
miles  in  operation,  and  this  will  be  increased  to  thirty  miles  in  a  short  time. 
There  are  forty  cars  now  running  and  the  system  is  a  metropolitan  one  in  every 
respect,  ranking  with  the  best  in  the  country.  In  fact,  Salt  Lake  comes  close  be- 
hind Boston  and  Omaha  in  the  matter  of  superior  street  railroad  facilities. 

Crismon  &  Scarff  Co,,  Druggists,  No.  50  East  First  South  "Street. — An 
enterprise  that  stands  at  the  head  of  the  retail  drug  industries  of  the  city  is  the 
above  of  the  Crismon  &  Scarff  Company,  which  was  established  and  duly  incor- 


THE    CITY    OF    SALT    LAKE. 


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porated  in  February,  1889,  with  a  capital  stock  of  $10,000.  They  now  control 
a  select  trade  throughout  the  city,  and  three  competent  clerks  are  required  in  the 
employ,  The  house  carries  a  special  line  of  fine  toilet  articles ;  and  in  careful 
prescription  work  they  enjoy  a  reputation  second  to  none,  controlling  the  patron- 
age of  our  foremost  physicians.  The  officers  of  the  company  are :  W.  Scott 
Crismon,  President,  and  Fred.  W.  Scarff,  Secretary  and  Treasurer.  The  former 
gentleman  has  lived  in  Salt  Lake  City  since  boyhood,  and  is  a  prominent  capi- 
talist and  real  estate  dealer.  Mr.  Scarff  is  originally  from  Canada  and  there 
learned  the  art  of  compounding  drugs.  He  was  with  the  Godbe,  Pitts  Drug  Co. 
for  five  years  prior  to  1889.  This  store  is  supplied  with  large  plate  glass  front 
windows,  and  is  one  of  the  most  metropolitan  appearing  establishments  of  the  city. 
Clark,  Eldredge  &  Co.,  Wholesale  Grocers,  Nos.  47  to  49  East  Temple 
Street. — This  enterprise  is  one  of  the  largest  and  most  important  of  its  kind  in 
the  Territory.  The  business  was  established  in  1882  by  H.  S.  Eldredge,  John 
Clark  and  N.  A.  Empey.     In  1887  the  company  became  incorporated  with  a 


capital  stock  of  $250,000,  and  John  Clark  was  elected  to  the  office  of  President, 
Manager  and  Secretary.  At  the  present  time  orders  are  many  for  the  goods  of 
this  house,  coming  from  all  portions  of  the  surrounding  Territories,  and  a  full 
force  of  clerks  is  kept  busy  in  the  various  departments.  Clark,  Eldredge  &  Co. 
have  long  been  well-known  and  influential  business  men.  The  engraving  here- 
with shows  the  architect's  design  for  their  new  building  now  in  process  of  erec- 
tion. 

The  Salt  Lake  Rapid  Transit  Company  will  have  fifteen  miles  in  opera- 
tion this  season,  reaching  Calder's  Farm  within  twenty  days,  and  Forest  Dale 
ere  many  weeks.  The  line  touches  all  the  depots,  parallels  the  Salt  Lake  City 
Railroad,  and  covers  the  whole  city.  The  "  overhead  "  system  of  electricity  will 
be  the  power,  and  twenty-five  cars  will  be  in  operation.  The  franchise  of  this 
company  is  very  valuable,  and  the  capital  stock  is  $500,000.  C.  C.  Upham  is 
the  general  manager.  He  is  a  well-known  engineer  and  was  formerly  Superin- 
tendent of  the  Chicago,  Burlington  &  Quincy  in  Illinois,  and  Engineer-in-Chief 
of  the  Chicago,  Burlington  &  Northern. 


126  THE    CITY    OF    SALT    LAKE. 


ADDENDA. 


THE  Salt  Lake  Stock  Exchange  was  organized  April  22,  1890,  and  has  offices 
at  58  West  Second  South  Street.  The  members  seem  exceedingly  satis- 
fied with  results  thus  far,  for  within  one  month  after  its  opening  on  June  5th  its 
stock  doubled  in  value.  Its  object  is  to  stimulate  the  mining  industries  of  the 
country  and  bring  mining  men  together.  No  wild-cat  securities  are  entertained 
and  nothing  but  first-class  property  dealt  in.  There  are  one  hundred  members 
at  present. 

The  Salt  Lake  Clearing  House  was  organized  April,  1890,  under  manage- 
ment of  Cyrus  L.  Hawley,  now  of  Utah  National  Bank,  formerly  of  Merchants' 
National  Bank,  Kansas  City,  and  manager  of  the  clearing  house  of  that  city. 
The  following  figures  (kindly  furnished  by  Mr.  Hawley)  show  the  total  clearings 
for  the  weeks  of  the  past  three  months : 

April   5 $1,878,054 

"     12 1,620,427 

"      19 1,384,058 

"     26 1,586,161 

$  6,468,700 

May     3 $1,498,117 

"     10 1,733,065 

"      17 1,327,548 

"     24 1,374,050 

"     31 1,666,862 

$  7,599,642 

June    6 $2,225,601 

"     13, 1,667,971 

Deposits,  July  1889 $6,100,0:)0 

"  "       1890 8,500,000 

Increase 2,400,000 

Capital  July  1889 $3,475,000 

"  "      1890 5,600,000 

Increase 2,125,000 

Deposits  and  capital  of  private  banks  approximated. 


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127 


INDEX. 


Alder  George  A.  &  Son 104 

American  Clothing  and  Shoe  Co.,  The 117 

American  National  Bank  of  Salt  Lake,  The 47 

Arbogast  &  Trumbo H8 

Auerbach,  F.  &  Bro 53 

Bailey  &  Sons 1°6 

Barratt  Bros 69 

Barton  &  Co 109 

Bast-Terry  Mercantile  Co 55 

Baumgarten  Joseph 113 

Beck,  Stephan  &  Kennedy 113 

Blackfoot  Bridge  and  Land  Co.,  The 117 

Blackhurst  Bros 84 

Bloch,  B.  K.  &  Co 94 

Bothwell  *  Hall 112 

Breeze  L   H.  &  Co 67 

Browne  Harry  R 98 

Building  and  Improvements 36 

Burton-Gardner  Co.,  The 73 

Calder's  Mui-ic  Palace 55 

California  Brewery Ill 

Cannon's  Real  Estate  Agency . 114 

Carroll  &  Kern  117 

City  of  To-day,  The 14 

Clark,  Eldredge  <fc  Co 125 

Clark  Henry  F 109 

Clawson,  Spencer  &  Co 65 

Clear  Title  Real  Estate  Agency.  The 103 

Clover  Valley  Land  and  Stock  Co.,  The 116 

Coffin   Hardware  Co.,  E.  C 123 

Cohn  Bros 71 

Collier  &  Cleaveland  Lithographing  Co.,  The 94 

Commercial  National  Bmk 6S 

Conklin  J.  C 70 

Conklin  Ore  Sampling  Works,  The 59 

Consolidated  Implement  Co 66 

Co-operative  Furniture  Co 97 

Co-operative  Wagon  and  Machine  Co 57 

Cummings  M.  L 71 

Continental  Hotel 81 

Crismon-ScarffCo 124 

Cullen  Hotel,  The 121 

Cutler  &  Co.,  Jno.  C 124 

Danison  &  Sampson 104 

Davis  D.  L 75 

Derge  A    R 119 

Deseret  Knitting  Factory 75 

Deseret  National  Bank '. 67 

Deseret  Salt  Co.,  The 115 

Deseret  Woolen  Mill  Co 73 

Dieter-Johnson  Investment  Co 66 

Dnnford  &  Ellerbeck 61 

Dunford  George  86 

Eagle  Foundry  and  Machine  Co 92 

Eardley  James  W 84 

Early  History 5 

Educational  Institutions 23 

Fritsch  J.  A.  &  Co 87 

Garden  City  Improvement  Co 78 

Godbe-Pitts  Drug  Co 79 


PAGE. 

Goldsmith  &  Co 71 

Grant  Bros »6 

Grant,  Heber  J.  &  Co 115 

Great  Salt  Lake,  The 24 

Hardy,  Young  &  Co 104 

Harper  Bros go 

Harrison  &  Nichols g4 

Henderson  W.  S 49 

Hirschler  D.  &  Co.  75 

Home  Coal  Co.,  The 57 

Houghton  &  McNair jgg 

Hyde  &  Griffin  Co 53 

Inter-Mountain  Electric  Co.,  The 59 

James  David  &  Co H9 

Johnson  R.  M.  &  Co 102 

Jones  E.  F.  &  Co 59 

Jones  T.  R   &  Co 105 

Kahn  Bros g2 

Kellner  S gg 

Kelsey  &  Gillespie 55 

Lace  House,  The 92 

Langton  &  Knapton m 

Lett,  H.  C.  &  Son 123 

Levy  Sam ug 

Little,  Roundy  &  Co 51 

Lombard  Investment  Co.,  The 69 

Lowe  George  A 93 

Lynch  &  McCarroll 102 

Madsen  P.  W 88 

Margetts  Bros 77 

Marks  S.  R.  &  Co 88 

Mason  &  Co 53 

McAllister  Duncan  M.  &  Co 79 

McClure  W.  H.  &  Co 120 

McCornickife  Co.,  Bankers 45 

McDonald  John  &  Sons 109 

McGurrin  F.  E 117 

Moore,  Allen  &  Co 90 

Morris  EHas 121 

Midland  Investment  Co.,  The 96 

Mining  Industry,  The 28 

Municipality,  The 18 

Murphy  J.  C.  &  Co 113 

National  Bank  of  the  Republic,  The 49 

Newspapers,  The  City's 43 

New  York  Clothing  Co.,  The 82 

New  York  Equitable  Life  Assurance  Society,  The  101 

Northwestern  Forwarding  Co.,  The 115 

Omaha  Live  Stock  Co,,  The 116 

Parisian  Millinery  Parlors 119 

Parsons  C.  H 94 

People's  Equitable  Co-operative  Association 98 

People's  Forwarding  Co 121 

Pickard  W.  L 98 

Phoenix  Planing  Mill  Co.,  The 71 

Pratt  Bros 113 

Real  Estate 30 

Remington,  Johnson  &  Co 51 

Roberts  &  Nelden 100 

Rocky  Mountain  Bell  Telephone  Co 116 


128 


THE    CITY    OF    SALT    LAKE. 


PAGE. 

Rogers  <&  Co 63 

Roy  &  Co 1"5 

Sadler  Henry 62 

Salt  Lake  Abstract,  Title  Guaranty  and  Trust  Co.    87 

Salt  LakeCity  Ry 124 

Salt  Lake  Construction  Co.,  The 99 

Salt  Lake  Hardware  Co 110 

Salt  Lake  Meat  Co 107 

Salt  Lake  Mill  £  Elevator  Co 121 

Salt  Lake  Rapid  Transit  Co 125 

SaltLake  Soap  Co 99 

Sanders  J.  W.  &  Co 82 

Schmidt  Martin 84 

Scott  &  Anderson Ill 

Scott  Geo.  M.&Co 50 

Sears,  Jeremy  &  Co 106 

Sears  &  Liddle  Co 103 

Sells  &  Co 80 

Sierra  Nevada  Lumber  Co 90 

Simon  Bros 73 

Simon  Joseph 112 

Sorenson  &  Carlquist 107 

Spencer,  Bywater  &  Co 80 

Spencer  &  Kimball 123 

State  Bank  of  Utah,  The 46 

Steele  &  Co 119 

Taylor  E.  Y.  &  Thos.  E 104 

Taylor,  Romney,  Armstrong  Co 61 

Taylor  Joseph  Win 102 

Taylor  W.  A 67 


PAGE. 

Teasdel  S.  P 96 

Thomas  R.  K - 89 

Tiiitic  Iron  Co..  The 116 

Transportation  Facilities 35 

Tullidge  &  Co .'. 65 

Union  National  Bank,  The 69 

United  Electric  Co.,  The 85 

Utah  Forwarding  Co.,  The 115 

Utah  &  Montana  Machinery  Co 108 

Utah  Commercial  &  Savings  Bank 46 

Utah  Cracker  Factory.... 106 

Utah  National  Bank,  The 47 

Utah  Nursery  Co 86 

Utah  Paint  <fc  Oil  Co 100 

Utah  Stove  &  Hardware  Co.,  The 114 

Van  Buskirk  Investment  Co.,  The 112 

Varney  &  Matthews 118 

Walker  Brothers  Co.,  The 82 

Walker  House,  The 53 

Wantland  C.  E Ill 

Watson  Bros 77 

Wells,  Fargo  &  Co's.  Ba  k 92 

Western  Cement  Co.,  The 116 

Western  Shoe  &  Dry  Goods  Co 84 

West  Side  Rapid  Transit  Co 123 

Whitehead,  J.  W.,  Jr. 120 

Wicks  Edward  B 61 

Wiscomb  &  Co 86 

Young  H.  &  Co 79 

Z.  C.  M.  1 90 


CITY   CREEK,    SALT  LAKE  CITY. 


Short  line  to  Utah. 


-THE   ONLY- 


OVERLAND    LINE 


PASSING    DIRECTLY   THROUGH 


Salt   Lake  City, 

(long  the  Eastern  Shore  of  the  Great  Salt  Lake  and 

through  the  beautiful  Salt  Lake  and  Utah 

Valleys,  to  the  East. 


C.   DODGE, 

General  Manager. 


J.   H.   BENNETT, 

General  Freight  and  Passenger  Agent. 


SALT   LAKE   CITY 


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General  Offices,  Wasatch  Building,  201  Main  i 


SALT  LAKE  CITY. 


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C    S.  MELLEN, 

General  traffic  Manager. 


J.  V.  PARKER, 

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